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Ecce Homo, Alcamo

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42: 493: 479: 507: 233:, Sicily. It was built in 1753 and used by the Congregation of the Most Holy Ecce Homo until 1968, when it was damaged by an earthquake. Extensively restored in 1992, it is now a multi-use venue space. 399:, after some pressing requests made by Congregation, gave them the Church of the Crocifissello, in the district of Chiesa Madre and adjoining a courtyard limited by the old town walls and some houses. 392:, was formed by butchers and other merchants, who, owing to their working hours, were used to meet on Friday night in this Church for their spiritual meetings. 314: 730: 57: 276:. In 1986, the Monuments and Fine Arts Department of Trapani decided on the first restoration work including the consolidation of the Church, the 654: 570: 172: 621:
Carlo Cataldo: Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare Golfo p. 62; ed. Sarograf, Alcamo,1982
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at their ends: one side, with the image of Ecce Homo, was hanging on their chest, and the other, behind their shoulders, had the
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Carlo Cataldo, Guida storico-artistica dei beni culturali di Alcamo-Calatafimi-Castellammare Golfo p.62, Alcamo, Sarograf, 1982.
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The feast was celebrated on the first Friday of March and it was preceded by a week of spiritual exercises and followed by the
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Today the Church of the Most Holy Ecce Homo is no longer a temple but a monument rescued from decay. It is now used as an
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To promote the greater glory of God the Father and of the Holy Church, the sinners’ conversion and the end of blasfemies.
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The construction started in 1753 and was completed the following year; the building was closed to service because of the
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life and maintaining the spirit of charity towards everybody, because this is the bond which connects us to God.
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stucco decorations on the vault; it has an hemispheric shape, with four webs surmounting the windows ending on
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The Congregation of the Most Holy Ecce Homo, founded at about 1750 by canonico Don Vincenzo Fiderico,
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The people condemned for public or private crimes or guilty of illegal purchase of Church property
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To take action for the reform of one's habits, by giving other people the good example of
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The present Church was built in 1753 on the same spot where there was a chapel called the
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The church has a simple portal, surmounted by a niche where you can see a marble
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Carlo Cataldo: La conchiglia di S.Giacomo p. 89–90; ed. Campo, Alcamo, 2001
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Carlo Cataldo, La conchiglia di S.Giacomo p.89-90, Alcamo, Campo, 2001.
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damaged its structure remarkably and the Church was unfit for use..
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To devote oneself to spiritual works and to the Most Holy Ecce Homo
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Later, in 1992 the Department completed the works by repairing the
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to have the chapel's courtyard to build a larger Church there.
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Inside the webs there are represented the prophecy of the
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After having been hosted in other churches, in 1753 the
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of the Hospital Santo Spirito e San Vito and its first
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There is one circular nave, similar to that one in the
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of a crown made by thorns and three nails inside it.
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Dissolute or scandalous people, such as concubines,
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Church of Ecce Homo (Alcamo)

Affiliation
Catholic
Province
Trapani
Region
Sicily
Year consecrated
Alcamo
province of Trapani
Alcamo
Geographic coordinates
37°58′51″N 12°57′53″E / 37.9809°N 12.9647°E / 37.9809; 12.9647
Catholic Church
Alcamo
province of Trapani
Ecco Homo
Jesus Christ
Old Jerusalem
Pontius Pilate
Crucifix
authorization
1968 Belice earthquake
vault
stuccoes
auditorium
alto-rilievo
Ecce homo
Saints Cosma and Damiano's Church

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