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Church · Casapesenna (CE)

Church of Santa Croce in Casapesenna

  • Visit: about 20 min
Church of Santa Croce in Casapesenna
Photo: Famiglia Di Qua · CC0 · resized

Parish church of Casapesenna with a dome designed by Isidoro Caso and a permanent nativity scene with 18th-century Neapolitan figures.

In Casapesenna we invite you to step inside the parish Church of Santa Croce, the focal point of the town's religious life. Striking even from the outside is the dome, designed by the architect Isidoro Caso, from nearby Grumo Nevano. The area's history has its roots in the Middle Ages: documents from the 11th and 13th centuries record an old Church of Santa Maria in Casapesenna, evidence of a community already organised in the Norman and Swabian periods.The real reason we like coming back here is the permanent nativity scene, set up with 18th-century Neapolitan-school figures. It is a little gem of folk art that lets you admire the Campanian nativity tradition in any season, with its expressive faces, carefully made costumes and scenes of daily life. We recommend spending a few unhurried minutes with it, observing the details of each figure.

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