The places, architectures and paths of faith: religious hospitality in the Italian Sanctuaries in the Middle and Modern Age
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Silvia Beltramo [1]
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[1] Polytechnic University of Turin
Polytechnic University of Turin
Torino, Italia
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- Localización: Destination branding heritage and authenticity / Rubén Camilo Lois González (ed. lit.), Francisco Dias (ed. lit.), Xosé Manuel Santos Solla (ed. lit.), Pilar Taboada De Zuñiga (ed. lit.), Joao Paulo Conceição Silva Jorge (ed. lit.), 2012, ISBN 978-84-695-3961-3, págs. 1030-1047
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Since the Middle Ages, Northern Italy has been characterized as a territory of pilgrimages to monasteries, sanctuaries and Sacri Monti (Sacred Mounts). The strong affluence of pilgrims soon determined a veritable culture of hospitality, which was manifested by the building of new spaces dedicated to guest quarters. The sources testify a significant proliferation of hosteriae and hospitali in the main religious centers, in the monasteries - from the 12th century - and in the sanctuaries - from the 14th century. An authentic architecture of hospitality can be identified in the centre of Piedmont and Lombardy, with solutions which couple the indications dictated by the rules of the different monastic orders with the adaptations which were required by the area and its geomorphologic conditions. This paper, which is the outcome of research in progress, intends to analyze in detail some meaningful examples amongst the main Italian sanctuaries – namely: Vicoforte and Oropa (Piedmont), Tirano (Lombardy), Loreto (Marche) – looking at the solutions adopted to host the wayfarers: the hospitality spaces which characterized architecture dedicated to pilgrims between the Middle and the Early Modern Ages. Throughout this period of time, the continuous increase in pilgrimages implied new definitions of the space within the sacred enclosures, with the building of new shelters for the pilgrims, taverns and shops. The cases presented make it possible to analyze the arrangement of the areas dedicated to the travelers in their architectural components, which were either designed from scratch or were an adaptation of the areas to the pilgrims needs.
