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You can find the complete
history of our church in the book of Andrea Gallo: "San Giovanni
Battista di Vinigo e i suoi Fioli de Jesia" (1993). This is a little
abstract.
History:
....the birth certificate of the
new church dated the 25th of June 1943. On the following day all the
people of the village joined the archdeacon Vendramin Soldano to renew
their commitments. After the registration, they decided to collect all
the money for the building of the church... The building went on
intermittent, little by little while the money has been found. The
winterly periods were time for long break. In 1506, with the paintings
of the inner wall, the first part of the church has been finished.
After more than 200 years, in 1708, the church has been widen. The
widening finished in 1736.
The church is composed of the
high altar, two altars on the sides and other two smaller altars. Let's
see all of them shortly:
In the high altar there is an
altar-piece ascribed to Francesco Vecellio (brother of the most known
Tiziano Vecellio). It portrays the Virgin Mary with the Child between
Saint John the Evangelist and Saint John the Baptist.
In the altar on the left there
is an altar-piece painted from Tommaso Vecellio (1587-1629, relative
of Tiziano Vecellio). It portrays the Virgin Mary with the Child
between Saint Margareth and the Abbot Anthony.
The altar on the right is called
"Madonna della Cintura". At its ground there are an engraving of the
Holy Virgin and an altar-piece ascribed to Osvaldo Gornauto that
portays the "Madonna della Cintura".
Let's talk now of the two
smaller altars. Both of them portray altar-pieces ascribed to an
anonymous author of the eighteenth century. In the first one there is
the Annunciation and Saint Zachary, Elisabeth and Giacomo. In the
other one the Virgin Mary with the Child, Saint Liberale and the
Guardian Angel.
We suggest you to come and see
our church: it's really wonderful. |
