The entrance to the Chiesa della Stella, (Church of the Star), seat of the Archconfraternity of the Banner,Civitavecchia, Italy
The Church of the Stella, which houses the "Sacred Mysteries" that are carried in the Good Friday procession is located in Piazzas Leandra and it is probably one of the most ancient churches in Civitavecchia. It is the sear of the Archconfraternity of the Banner. The company of the Banner began in Civitavecchia in the year 1274. With all the fighting, uprisings and turbulence that took place in Rome, in 1354 the brothers of the Recommended rushed in where the fight was most ferocious and managed to stop the massacres and calm things down again, in the name of the Virgin Mary and to show that the Holy Cross had to be the emblem, the flag and the banner for peace and justice. Since the brotherhood wanted to create its own church and Oratory, it requested and obtained, in 1688 from the Ordinary of Civitavecchia Brancacci, the church of the Star which, at their expense, was expanded, beautified and enriched with rich sacred furnishings. The inside of the church, apart from the precious furnishings, contains a wooden statue of the Virgin which is particularly noteworthy.
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Location: Piazza Leandra, Civitavecchia, Italy
Photo credit: © George Brice / Alamy / Afripics
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