The Church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo in Cassano Irpino is a place of worship located on the street of the same name, near the Castle. The Mother Church of the medieval village, dedicated to the Patron Saint, should date back to the 16th century, according to what is reported on an engraving on a cornerstone, according to which the construction of the Church is dated 1557: this has raised the hypothesis that, among the reasons for the construction of this building, there was the desire to ward o read more
The Church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo in Cassano Irpino is a place of worship located on the street of the same name, near the Castle. The Mother Church of the medieval village, dedicated to the Patron Saint, should date back to the 16th century, according to what is reported on an engraving on a cornerstone, according to which the construction of the Church is dated 1557: this has raised the hypothesis that, among the reasons for the construction of this building, there was the desire to ward off or calm the fear of the plague that had decimated the population about seven years earlier. Some abrasions on this engraving, however, suggest that a different date could have been indicated previously. On the architrave of the Church, however, there is a clear epigraph that indicates a significant expansion carried out about two hundred years later, with the construction of the majestic portal and the marble bust of San Bartolomeo. "This is a happy entrance - this is the true door of salvation: whoever enters, offer pure thoughts to God. The old church was rebuilt more beautiful. Year of the Lord 1762. Little remains of the original Church, since there have been two important restoration works (the one in 1700 before and the one after the earthquake of 1980), in addition to some thefts, but the pillars with Gothic arches and the six single-lancet windows remain. Religious symbol of the Cassano community, the Church of San Bartolomeo provides its notable contribution to the enrichment of the artistic and religious heritage of the Irpinia village. read less
