Guida al Complesso delle Basiliche Paleocristiane di Cimitile

The Paleocristians Basilicas of CimitileLittle guide to the paleochristian historical complex

Saint Felice lived in Nola during the Roman Empire, in a period when Christian Religion was developing and it was very opposed. Saint Felice became priest and in absence of the “Bishop” Massimo, he took the comand of the Church. On the fresco situated [...]

The basilical complex of Cimitile currently includes seven buildings. The most important is the Basilica of Saint Felice, born after the deposition of Saint Felice. The grave was very simple and goes back to the III century a.C. When during the Empire it [...]

Among the most beautiful decorative elements of our basilicas, without any doubts, we’ll find the frescoes of the Basilica of Santi Martiri. On the wall, on the right of the entrance, are painted five scenes of the Passion of Christ: the treachery [...]

As in every historical environment, the are some legends also about the paleochristian Basilica. Among the most famous ones, we find the one related to Saint Gennaro. According to some beliefs, he would have suffered a martyrdom [...]

The Antiquarium of the basilicas was set up in 2000 and it guards the sculptural, architectural and liturgical elements of the complex. Here we can see marble pillars that decorated the altar of San Felice in the middle Ages. [...]

Member of the congregation of the Someschi Fathers, Carlo Guadagni was a professor of sacred teology and a writer and he was the leader of the sanctuary of Cimitile from 1675 to 1688…. therefore he was a wall know persone to all people here Cimitile [...]

Scuola Viva, the school open to allThe pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: A spasso con il webThe pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: I percorsi del sacroThe pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: English is coolThe pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: Je parle français et vous?The pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: !Hablo español!The pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

Laboratory: Musica maestroThe pupils of the “I.C. F.lli Mercogliano – Guadagni”, Cimitile

PhotogalleryLittle photo story of the project

The Paleocristians Basilicas of CimitileLittle guide to the paleochristian historical complex

The HistoryThe paleocristians complex

The BasilicasThe paleocristians complex

Artistic treasuresThe paleocristians complex

The legendsThe paleocristians complex

The AntiquariumThe paleocristians complex

Carlo GuadagniThe paleocristians complex