This article analyzes a little-known church, hewn from rock, in the territory of Monte Sant’Angelo, as well as some nearby tombs. The complex is located in an area identified as Celebra on the IGM, located between Coppa Caramanica and Tufara Rossa, in front of the area called Ripasanta, which is famous for the rupestrian church of Agnus Dei or Saint Salvatore near Jazzo Ognissanti. It can be hypothesized that the complex was inhabited starting from the first Byzantine conquest, then remodeled in the following centuries, until it lost its function due to the political instability created during the Norman conquest. The scant archaeological remains found on the surface will be analyzed which, combined with careful documentary research, will allow us to formulate hypotheses on the complex’s congregation and on the foundation and name of the church.
Questo saggio analizza una chiesa rupestre inedita nel territorio di Monte Sant’Angelo e alcuni ipogei sepolcrali situati vicino ad essa. Il complesso è collocato nella zona chiamata sull’IGM Celebra, tra Coppa Caramanica e Tufara Rossa, e di fronte la zona chiamata Ripasanta, famosa per via della chiesa rupestre dell’Agnus Dei o San Salvatore presso lo Jazzo di Ognissanti. Si può ipotizzare che il complesso fu frequentato a partire dalla prima conquista bizantina, per poi essere rimaneggiato nei secoli successivi, fino a perdere la sua funzione per via dell’instabilità politica creatasi durante la conquista normanna. Si analizzeranno i pochi dati archeologici ritrovati in superficie, che, uniti con un’attenta ricerca documentale, permetteranno di formulare delle ipotesi sulla frequentazione del complesso, e sulla fondazione e titolazione della chiesa.
Domenico Luciano Moretti (2019). La chiesa rupestre dei santi Filippo e Giacomo nel territorio di Monte Sant'Angelo. KALKAS, 1, 28-72.
La chiesa rupestre dei santi Filippo e Giacomo nel territorio di Monte Sant'Angelo
Domenico Luciano Moretti
Primo
2019
Abstract
This article analyzes a little-known church, hewn from rock, in the territory of Monte Sant’Angelo, as well as some nearby tombs. The complex is located in an area identified as Celebra on the IGM, located between Coppa Caramanica and Tufara Rossa, in front of the area called Ripasanta, which is famous for the rupestrian church of Agnus Dei or Saint Salvatore near Jazzo Ognissanti. It can be hypothesized that the complex was inhabited starting from the first Byzantine conquest, then remodeled in the following centuries, until it lost its function due to the political instability created during the Norman conquest. The scant archaeological remains found on the surface will be analyzed which, combined with careful documentary research, will allow us to formulate hypotheses on the complex’s congregation and on the foundation and name of the church.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.