Le Confraternite a Ripatransone

Scritto da: Antonio Giannetti
Pagine: 214
2004

The Virgin Mary With Angels Between St Gregory Magno and St. Mary Magdalene (Cathedral of Ripatransone) Photo: Italo Perazzoli

This essay is divided into two sections, the past and current brotherhoods, for each brotherhood Antonio explains their origins, the saints protectors and religious rites.

My key reading is based on the principle that this review won't summarise each brotherhood but only those where in their respective churches there are frescoes or paintings.

Past Brotherhoods

- La Confraternita del SS.mo Sacramento di San Benigno

For this brotherhood there are two churches, St Chiara (Clare) and St Filippo (Philip)

Baroque architecture, consecrated the middle of the eighteenth century and St. Philip, the most beautiful church of Ripatransone, which is rich of sculptures and paintings.

St. Philip's Church (Essay)

- La Confraternita del Carmine

In this church (XVI Century) there is a fresco of De Magistris' brothers, it tells the deposition of Christ.

- Current Brotherhoods

La Confraternita della Misericodia e Morte

In this church there is the Universal Judgment, a series of sculptures of Tapia Radic.
Their activity is the transportation of the deceased.
The particularity is they worship for the Death Christ.
During the good friday there is a nocturnal procession with the partecipation of all the brotherhoods of Ripatransone, and in particular the coffin of Dead Christ.

La Confraternita della Madonna di San Giovanni

This is one of the most ancient brotherhoods of the city of Ripatransone, dating back to the XVI Century, their institutional headquarter is at the Cathedral of Ripatransone where there are a wooden crucifix donated to the city by the Pope Pius V in the 1571, a painting of Orazio Gentileschi who painted the Madonna with child and angels, Mary Magdalene, St. Gregory Magno and St. Charles Borromeo (Alessandro Turchi XVII Century) and the Simulacrum of the St. John's Madonna (XVII Century)

Cathedral - St. Mary Magdalene Photos (Orazio Gentileschi)

Conclusion

In this review I summarised only four brotherhoods with their churches rich of art and sculptures, for a complete knowledge the reader must consult this essay, available at the local tourist office but for a proving some emotions a must is observing the nocturnal procession (good friday at 9.00 pm in front of the cathedral)

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Christ on the Sepulchre Madonna and Child Enthroned between Saints Sebastian and Cosmas Saint Lucy

Pietro Alamanno (Choetbei, between 1430 and 1440 – Ascoli Piceno, 1498) was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor of Austrian origin. Montefortino, Fortunato Duranti Art Gallery Description At the top is the suffering Christ, partially in the tomb, with the instruments of the Passion hanging on a wooden panel against a red background to highlight it. The Madonna is seated on a throne, praying and looking at her Son, who is resting on her knees. On the left is Saint Sebastian, pierced by numerous arrows and looking at the baby Jesus. On the left there is Saint Cosima, wearing a red turban and holding a house in her hands. Saint Lucy is the only saint who looks at the observer; we see her holding a tray with her eyes and the palm of her martyrdom.

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