The activity of the Integrated Area Archeoclub Association of the Strait continues, established two years ago, which has as its aim the promotion of the archaeological – and cultural assets in general – which exist in the territory of the Metropolitan Cities of Reggio Calabria and Messina.
Archeoclub, a cultural bridge that unites the beauties of the Strait
Numerous initiatives and cultural exchanges have been carried out and aimed at valorising them. Lastly, participation in the National event “From village to village” with a visit to the village of San Filippo Superiore (ME), the Valley of the 40 mills, and of Borgo Croce in the Municipality of Fiumara (RC), where members from Messina and Reggio went, discovering a revitalized reality thanks to the cheerful and colorful murals painted on the house facades.
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The visit continued in the interesting Museum dedicated to Mino Reitano which displays a collection of photos of himself and his family, clothes, records, musical instruments and awards that reconstruct his life: not only as an accomplished singer, but also as a man who had achieved success, always remembering that he was born in Fiumara and preserving all the best southern values.
Participation in the May of Books
The Association participates in May of Bookssponsored by the Municipality, with the presentation, together with the CIS, of the third volume of the “Science and Technology of Greece and Rome – The classics and the birth of modern science”, edited by Professor Paola Radici Colaci, as well as on the 24th , together with the Rhegium Julii, with the presentation of the historical novel “I Superbi” by Corrado Occhipinti Confalonieri.
Walking with Saint Paul
Furthermore, today, the Archeoclub participatesas a partner, at the Urban Trekking in Reggio Calabria “Discovering S. Paolo” organized by San Paolo Aps patrol and the Archdiocese of Reggio – Bova which will take place from 9am to 1.30pm walking through the historic center with stops at the monuments that commemorate the Saint to rediscover his history and live the experience of the journey of faith.
Churches open to knowledge
The last appointment in May is participation in the XXX National Event of Archeoclub of Italy “Churches open to knowledge” on the occasion of which two years ago the Church of San Pietro Apostolo, near the prisons and last year, the Church of S. Maria delle Grazie, known as “La Graziella”.
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This year the Association organized the opening – in Messina of the Church of Gesù and Maria del Buon Viaggio al Ringo – and on Sunday 26, in Reggio Calabria, from the Church of the Holy Christowned byArchconfraternity of the Whitesthanks to the availability of the Regent Commissioner Alessandro Genoese Laboccetta.
L’Arciconfraternita dei Bianchi is the oldest in the cityestablished in 1539 by Paul III Farnese, and its name derives from the fact that the brothers paraded in procession dressed with a white “sack”.
The history of the White church of Reggio Calabria
The Church was destroyed for the first time because it was set on fire in 1594 by the Turkish incursion and then by the earthquakes of 1783 and 1908. The building, rebuilt according to a design by the engineer Tibaldi, has a single nave with the presbytery divided by a triumphal arch on which there is the inscription “AD 1936”; in the background, a reused altar from the old Cathedral. A marble plaque, placed in 1939, on the occasion of the fourth centenary of the foundation of the pious association, commemorates its events.
Some paintings which originally decorated the walls of the naves were recently stolen and, precisely to avoid further thefts, precious sacred silverware from the 18th/19th centuries (a rayed monstrance and 3 chalices) are currently on display in the Diocesan Museum adjacent to the Cathedral .
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The Church, located in Via dei Bianchi, 1 (the continuation of Via Miraglia), can be visited on Sunday May 26th from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 3.30pm to 6.30pm and will be illustrated by the Vice President Francesca Crea and the members themselves: an opportunity to discover the events and the architectural and artistic characteristics of an almost unknown Church with a very interesting history.
