The Abbey of Sant'Angelo in Formis located near Capua is a jewel of Romanesque architecture is located along the western slope Mount Tifata. and initially the building is indicated as Arcum Dianae ("at the bow of Diana"),
Then we refer to it with names to Formas, Informis or Formis. The etymological interpretation is controversial: it could be the proximity of an aqueduct (Latin form) or the hypothesis is that it derives from the Latin form ("aqueduct"), and that is to indicate the proximity of a conduit or groundwater, while the other shall be deemed secondary informis the word meaning "without form" and then "spiritual").
The church building is the first of which can be traced back to the Lombard period, building upon the cult of the Archangel Michael at the end of the Lombards VI secolo.fu rebuilt by Abbot Desiderius of Montecassino (1072-1087) with the full respect of the architectural elements of pagan origin.
The façade is preceded by a portico with five arches and right is the bell tower whose base is built with blocks of re-arranged on a regular basis and there is a quote has now pervaded by a strong mysticism inspired by the vision of the extraordinary paintings in the Byzantine church bells, a representative of more complete narrative cycles of the eleventh century.
We are faced with a visual reading of passages from the Old and New Testament for those who do not know how to read, had no other way to access the scriptures.
In the central light is represented with Byzantine iconography of Christ blessing the symbols of the four evangelists, and Desire in the lower register that provides the new Basilica, St. Benedict and the archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michele.Nella wall is painted the Last Judgement which gives a full picture of a medieval mystic and fantastic.
Then we refer to it with names to Formas, Informis or Formis. The etymological interpretation is controversial: it could be the proximity of an aqueduct (Latin form) or the hypothesis is that it derives from the Latin form ("aqueduct"), and that is to indicate the proximity of a conduit or groundwater, while the other shall be deemed secondary informis the word meaning "without form" and then "spiritual").
The church building is the first of which can be traced back to the Lombard period, building upon the cult of the Archangel Michael at the end of the Lombards VI secolo.fu rebuilt by Abbot Desiderius of Montecassino (1072-1087) with the full respect of the architectural elements of pagan origin.
The façade is preceded by a portico with five arches and right is the bell tower whose base is built with blocks of re-arranged on a regular basis and there is a quote has now pervaded by a strong mysticism inspired by the vision of the extraordinary paintings in the Byzantine church bells, a representative of more complete narrative cycles of the eleventh century.
We are faced with a visual reading of passages from the Old and New Testament for those who do not know how to read, had no other way to access the scriptures.
In the central light is represented with Byzantine iconography of Christ blessing the symbols of the four evangelists, and Desire in the lower register that provides the new Basilica, St. Benedict and the archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michele.Nella wall is painted the Last Judgement which gives a full picture of a medieval mystic and fantastic.
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