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L’Oratorio e la Chiesa di San Filippo Neri a Ripatransone Nella Storia e nell’Arte

A cura di: Don Antonio Capriotti e Alberto Pulcini
Ripatransone 2004

Quaderni per la Ricerca n°8

Croma Group SRL – Grottammare – Italia


 The Immaculate Conception (St. Philip) -Photo by Italo Perazzoli


The tourists should know that the name of this church is "The Immaculate Conception" but it also called as St. "Philip's church"

In the past time this church was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception for the presence of a painting, painted by a student of Pietro da Cortona.

Today we call it St. Philp because inside the church there is a sanctuary with the relics of the saint.


Alessandro Fedeli

From Ripatransone was one of the best pupil of St. Philip.
He was obedient and respectful and thanks to the Saint he became a priest.
He was noticed by St. Philip for his methodology, for ten years without interruption he went to San Girolamo della Carità for confession and for his spiritual exercises.

Germanico Fedeli

Was the nephew of Father Alessandro Fedeli, at the age of sixteen years, he was accepted by the congregation called the "First July", he lived with Alessandro, for the order of Pius IV.

These personages with St. Philip were essential for the erection of Ripatransone as a bishopric.


 
San Filippo Neri - Il Profeta della Gioia Cristiana - P. Giorgio Finetti


In this essay Giorgio intorduces the figure of St. Philip as a great educator, he tells us that the saint believed, that for the formation of a better church and the future generations, the rule of a teacher must pay attention on the physical and spiritual education.

A teacher like St. Philip must be a close friend and a severe teacher, it is also analyze the spirituality of St. Philip.

1) Solid root, a continuous practice of the humility
2) Source, A total donation of his soul to God
3) Joy, humor, morality and pedagogy


San Filippo Neri, Ripatransone e l' Oratorio della Città nel Primo Secolo di Vita - Giovanni Papa

Giovanni tells us the history of the St. Philip church and some interesting news like the author of the main altar and the altarpiece of the Immaculate made by a pupil of Pietro da Cortona.

A prolific painter was Ubaldo Ricci, he was the author of the altar dedicated to St. Anne, St. Gaetano from Thiene.

Today on the main altar there is sculpture of the Immaculate realized by Fedele Bianchini a student of Canova.


La Restaurata Cappella di San Giuseppe nella Chiesa di San Filippo di Ripatransone - Alberto Pulcini.

The architecture is late mannerist with the form of a latin cross, built on the east where the sun rises.
The sun the symbol of Jesus who illuminates every man on this world.
Designed by the architect Francesco Masari from Rome.
This church is dedicated to the Immaculate, the symbols are visible, the dove is the symbol of the Holy Spirit, The Lord's Supper, and our Lady.
 











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