Bernalda

Bernalda (Metapontino: or ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata in Italy. It has 11,922 inhabitants¹. The nearby village of Metaponto is the site of the ancient city of Metapontum. Until the 15th century, it was called Camarda. It is home to a castle built in the 15th century during the Aragonese rule in the Kingdom of Naples. The patron Saint of Bernalda is Saint Bernardino of Siena. The celebration of Saint Bernardino is on 20 May and on 23 August.

Bernalda (Metapontino: or ) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Matera in the region of Basilicata in Italy. It has 11,922 inhabitants. The nearby village of Metaponto is the site of the ancient city of Metapontum. Until the 15th century, it was called Camarda. It is home to a castle built in the 15th century during the Aragonese rule in the Kingdom of Naples. The patron Saint of Bernalda is Saint Bernardino of Siena. The celebration of Saint Bernardino is on 20 May and on 23 August.

Sights

Religious buildings

Mother Church, built in the 1530s by Bernardino de Bernaudo. Originally the church was very small with only one nave. During the XVII, the church was built up with a second nave. In the church there were: a cemetery for priests under the choir, and a second cemetery, near the baptismal font, for children who died within the seventh year of life. The church was refurbished in the 1950s, 1960s and 2000s. Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel: this church was subject to at least two or three refurbishments and amplifications, before obtaining the current appearance. In 1678 the church was received an altar with the image of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel painted on the wall. In the second half of the 19th century, it was enlarged to accommodate the statues and a big wooden 17th-century crucifix. Convent Church. The Convent of St. Antonio from Padova, with the attached church, was founded in 1616¹. At the time of the titling of the church, two factions arranged among the observants: a part that wanted to dedicate the church to the Immaculate, the other one to St. Antonio from Padova. The fate chose St. Antonio. The current front of the church was built in the 19th century. After the Italian unification many properties, often of historical importance and owned by the Ecclesiastical Fund, became state assets. So that the monks made over their convent to the Municipal offices. In the right nave is located the 19th-century crucifix.

Notable people

Coppola family

Twin towns and sister cities

Bernalda is twinned with: L'Aquila, Italy Siena, Italy Massa Marittima, Italy Mirabella Eclano, Italy Venosa, Italy Marsicovetere, Italy

References

External links

Back to Bernalda by Francis Ford Coppola, T (International Herald Tribune Style Magazine), 8 December 2012 Coppola talks about Bernalda, The New York Times, 9 March 2009

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