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Santi Cosma e Damiano, Isernia

Santi Cosma e Damiano, Isernia

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Santi Cosma e Damiano is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Isernia in the region of Molise, Italy.

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History

A chapel at the hilltop at this site was founded circa 1130, and by the 14th century, a new church was erected dedicated to the Saints Cosmas and Damian (Italian: Santi Cosma e Damiano). The main altar was built in 1639 and houses a 16th-century canvas depicting the Madonna and Child with Saints and Cardinal Numaio.[1] While bishop of the town, the Cardinal Numaio placed the church and its property under the property of the diocese.[2]

The altar of the Virgin of the Addolorata (1744) is to the right of the nave. The altar of the Crucifixion on the left dates to 1645.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Isernia Province, tourism office, entry on church.
  2. [2]
    Cenni storici sulle chiese arcivescovili, vescovili, e prelatizie delle Regno delle Due Sicilie by Vincenzio D'Avino, Naples (1848), page 272.
  3. [3]
    Isernia Province, tourism office, entry on church.
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