Palazzo Ambrosini

Historic building which, today, houses the Rachelina Ambrosini Foundation and which preserves a very high portal, a stone cloister with a well in the center and a large, particularly well-kept garden

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Palazzo Ambrosini is a place of interest located in Venticano, in the Campanarello hamlet. Dating back to the seventeenth century, it belonged to the Marquis Rossi del Barbazzale, married to the great-granddaughter of Napoleon I Bonaparte, Madeleine Colonna Walevski. In particular, the stately building is famous for having seen Rachelina Ambrosini (1925-1941), a Servant of God with a Christian charism well announced and manifested both in her writings and in her humble deeds, grow up in its w read more

Palazzo Ambrosini is a place of interest located in Venticano, in the Campanarello hamlet. Dating back to the seventeenth century, it belonged to the Marquis Rossi del Barbazzale, married to the great-granddaughter of Napoleon I Bonaparte, Madeleine Colonna Walevski. In particular, the stately building is famous for having seen Rachelina Ambrosini (1925-1941), a Servant of God with a Christian charism well announced and manifested both in her writings and in her humble deeds, grow up in its welcoming rooms, which fueled a unique virtue, namely the ability to relate to others with the simplicity of children. The very young writer died of a serious form of meningitis at the age of only fifteen and was declared venerable by the Catholic Church. Today, the Palace is the headquarters of the "Fondazione Rachelina Ambrosini", an independent humanitarian organization committed to the fight against hunger in the world. The imposing facade of the residence retains the majestic portal, while the cloister, with the well and the "Giardino of the apparitions", houses a small chapel, known as the "Cappella Dell'Eremo", a place of recollection. Over time, the rooms of the stable were replaced by the small Church of the Angel, where religious functions are celebrated. building, Rachelina's room is still intact, in which it is possible to admire the bed, the desk and the piano, and the most precious memories kept in a special museum.Finally, Palazzo Ambrosini houses the Community of the Catechist Missionary Sisters of Santa Teresa of the Child Jesus and the children's library "Il Grillo Parlante". A real pride among the residences of the past, Palazzo Ambrosini stands out in the historic center of Venticano, rising to the cultural pole of the entire local community. read less