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43 relations: Alcamo, Annunciation, Apse, Arab fountain of Alcamo, Baroque, Baroque architecture, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, Catania, Church of the Annunciation (Alcamo), Crucifixion, Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Facade, Footpath, Fresco, Gagini family, Giuseppe Patania, Holy door, Holy Family, Holy water font, Icon, Immaculate Conception, Italy, Judith (Hebrew Bible), Nativity of Mary, Nave, Our Lady of Miracles, Palermo, Patron saint, Plague (disease), Province of Trapani, Renaissance architecture, Sacristy, Saint Rosalia, Saint Sebastian, Sanctuary, Sanctuary of Most Holy Mary of the Height, Sarcophagus, Sebastiano Bagolino, Sicily, Stucco, Trapani, Vault (architecture).
Alcamo
Alcamo (Sicilian: Àrcamu) is the fourth-largest town in the province of Trapani in Sicily, with a population of 45,307 inhabitants.
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Annunciation
The Annunciation (from Latin annuntiatio), also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Annunciation of Our Lady, or the Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus, the Son of God, marking his Incarnation.
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Apse
In architecture, an apse (plural apses; from Latin absis: "arch, vault" from Greek ἀψίς apsis "arch"; sometimes written apsis, plural apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an Exedra.
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Arab fountain of Alcamo
The Arab fountain of Alcamo is very ancient (together with Cuba delle Rose, the Arab Cuba of Vicari and the Piccola Cuba of Palermo), and is still functional: it was built during the period of the Arab domination of the town.
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Baroque
The Baroque is a highly ornate and often extravagant style of architecture, art and music that flourished in Europe from the early 17th until the late 18th century.
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Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late 16th-century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church.
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Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ('Basilica of Saint Mary Major', Basilica Sanctae Mariae Maioris), or church of Santa Maria Maggiore, is a Papal major basilica and the largest Catholic Marian church in Rome, Italy, from which size it receives the appellation "major".
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Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
The Basilica of Our Lady's Assumption (also called mother church) is a 14th-century basilica in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Catania
Catania is the second largest city of Sicily after Palermo located on the east coast facing the Ionian Sea.
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Church of the Annunciation (Alcamo)
The Church of the Annunciation (or Church of Carmine) is in Gothic-Catalan style and its remains can be seen in Alcamo, in Trapani province.
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Crucifixion
Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the victim is tied or nailed to a large wooden beam and left to hang for several days until eventual death from exhaustion and asphyxiation.
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Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (Iubilaeum Extraordinarium Misericordiae) was a Roman Catholic period of prayer held from 8 December 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, to 20 November 2016, the Feast of Christ the King.
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Facade
A facade (also façade) is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front.
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Footpath
A footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use only by pedestrians and not other forms of traffic such as motorized vehicles, cycles, and horses.
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Fresco
Fresco (plural frescos or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet lime plaster.
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Gagini family
The Gagini or Gaggini were a family of architects and sculptors, originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano.
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Giuseppe Patania
Giuseppe Patania (January 18, 1780 – February 23, 1852) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical period.
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Holy door
A Holy Door (Porta Sancta) traditionally refers to an entrance portal located within the Papal major basilicas in Rome.
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Holy Family
The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph.
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Holy water font
A holy water font or stoup is a vessel containing holy water which is generally placed near the entrance of a church.
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Icon
An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn "image") is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, and certain Eastern Catholic churches.
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Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is the conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son Jesus Christ.
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Italy
Italy (Italia), officially the Italian Republic (Repubblica Italiana), is a sovereign state in Europe.
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Judith (Hebrew Bible)
Judith, the feminine form of Judah.
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Nativity of Mary
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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Nave
The nave is the central aisle of a basilica church, or the main body of a church (whether aisled or not) between its rear wall and the far end of its intersection with the transept at the chancel.
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Our Lady of Miracles
Our Lady of Miracles (or Madonna of Miracles) is the patron saint of the town of Alcamo.
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Palermo
Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Panormus, from Πάνορμος, Panormos) is a city of Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo.
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Patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.
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Plague (disease)
Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Province of Trapani
Trapani (Provincia di Trapani, Pruvincia di Tràpani) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy.
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Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 14th and early 17th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.
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Sacristy
A sacristy is a room for keeping vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.
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Saint Rosalia
Saint Rosalia (1130–1166), also called La Santuzza or "The Little Saint", and in Sicilian as "Rusulia", is the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata, and Anzoátegui.
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Saint Sebastian
Saint Sebastian (died) was an early Christian saint and martyr.
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Sanctuary
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine.
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Sanctuary of Most Holy Mary of the Height
The Sanctuary of the Most Holy Mary of the Height (called also the Sanctuary of “Maronna di l'avutu" by people from Alcamo) is a place of Marian devotion, located on the top of Mount Bonifato, in Alcamo in the province of Trapani.
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Sarcophagus
A sarcophagus (plural, sarcophagi) is a box-like funeral receptacle for a corpse, most commonly carved in stone, and usually displayed above ground, though it may also be buried.
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Sebastiano Bagolino
Sebastiano Bagolino was a Latin poet and scholar.
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Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia; Sicìlia) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Stucco
Stucco or render is a material made of aggregates, a binder and water.
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Trapani
Trapani (Tràpani; Drepanon, Δρέπανον) is a city and comune on the west coast of Sicily in Italy.
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Vault (architecture)
Vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof.
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