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Comiso

Comiso (Sicilian: Còmmisu) is a municipality in the Ragusa Province, it has existed since before Byzantine times. Comiso was devastated by the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt on the same spot as the old ruins in the Sicilian Baroque style.The Church of San Francesco the Immaculate (originally built in the 14th century) has a small dome over the apse inspired by the Arab-Gothic style, and the adjacent convent of the Friars Minor, with a cloister. The Canticle of the Sun, also known as the Laudes Creaturarum (Praise of the Creatures), is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi. It was written in the Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since been translated into many languages. It is believed to be among the first works of literature, if not the first, written in the Italian language. The Canticle of the Sun in its praise of God thanks Him for such creations as "Brother Fire" and "Sister Water". It is an affirmation of Francis' personal theology as he often referred to animals as brothers and sisters to Mankind, rejected material accumulation and sensual comforts in favor of "Lady Poverty“.

Comiso (în siciliană Còmmisu) este un oraş în Provincia Ragusa care după cutremurul din anul 1693 care a distrus aproape toate casele şi a lăsat doar bisericile SS. Annunziata şi San Biagio, a fost refăcut pe vechiul amplasament, în stil baroc sicilian. În timpul dominaţiei bizantine oraşul s-a numit Comicium, iar apoi a fost cucerit de sarazini. În perioada 1453-1812 a fost un fief al familiei Naselli, care a refăcut şi mărit castelul bizantin

Spre sfârşitul vieţii, aproape orb, Sfântul Francisc compune în grădiniţa mănăstirii surorilor clarisse, textul şi melodia pentru „Cântecul Fratelui Soare” (Cantico di Frate Sole), cunoscut şi sub numele de Cântecul Creaturilor (Cantico delle Creature). În acest cântec se reflectă realitatea fundamentală că în lumea văzută, creată de Dumnezeu, există o solidaritate între toate creaturile, prin faptul că ele au acelaşi Creator şi toate sunt orânduite spre mărirea Sa. Spre finalul cântecului, Sfântul Francisc surprinde şi sensul morţii creştine

The road leading up to Ragusa, notably the final stretch, provides impressing views of the Ippari Valley and the coast. The country-side is densely populated, most due to presence of factories and hothouse plantations. Richest in water reserves, Comiso is among the most fertile and top agricultural producers of Sicily.

Church of San Francesco dell’Immacolata, built in the 14th century, with a quadrangular cloister was added in the 15th century

The Church of San Francesco the Immaculate (originally built in the 14th century) has a small dome over the apse inspired by the Arab-Gothic style, and the adjacent convent of the Friars Minor, with a cloister

The convent of the Minori order of St.Francis, on the left of the Church, took place of the church of St.Antonio in 1478. In the center of the area there is a Cloister

A chappel with eight points around the major altar was built in 1517 for Pietro Periconetto Naselli. In the arhitecture of the chapel are presents different elements: byzantine in the dome, gothic and arabs in the decorations, some renaissance traces; all the artistic experiences of the Isle survive in this monument.

Lângă altarul mare a fost adăugată în anul 1517 o capelă pentru Pietro Periconetto Naselli. În arhitectura capelei sunt prezente diferite elemente arhitectonice: domul bizantin, decoraţii gotice şi arabe, câteva elemente renascentiste. În această epocă se utilizau toate stilurile artistice din Sicilia

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The burial chapel of the Naselli barons, with a funerary monument of Baldassarre II Naselli attributed to Antonello Gagini.

Inside there is the tomb of Baldassare II,  by Antonello Gagini, made up of a sarcophagus, on the cover of which is a statue. The monument is surmounted by a quadrangular tile depicting the “Madonna and Child”

the tomb of Baldassare II, detail

Comiso (30,000 inhabitants; 209m altitude) stands on a plain at the foot of the Iblean Mountains.

Comiso (30000 de locuitori, 209 metri altitudine) este situat în cîmpie la poalele Munţilor Iblei

Diogo Homem (1521–1576) A Chart of the Mediterranean Sea, 1570 (British Library

Sound: Il Cantico delle Creature - Angelo Branduardi

Text : Internet

Pictures: Sanda Foişoreanu

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Gabriela Cristescu

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