THE VILLAGE SEEN FROM ABOVE
I CALENDAR ITS THREE MONUMENTS
They are a part of the historical Life of the local Patron
I CALENDAR ITS THREE MONUMENTS
They are a part of the historical Life of the local Patron
Saint Corrado Confalonieri, Franciscan tertiary and hermit of the Third Order.
A noble feudal lord, who, due to youthful vicissitudes, will end up poor and disinherited. He retired among the Franciscan lay tertiary penitents to the hermitage hospital for pilgrims in Calendasco, until he himself left as a pilgrim, arriving after several years to live as a hermit in a cave in Noto, Sicily.
A noble feudal lord, who, due to youthful vicissitudes, will end up poor and disinherited. He retired among the Franciscan lay tertiary penitents to the hermitage hospital for pilgrims in Calendasco, until he himself left as a pilgrim, arriving after several years to live as a hermit in a cave in Noto, Sicily.
The place of physical birth in the year 1290: the castle, fiefdom of his Guelph family.
The place of baptism: the church of Santa Maria today with the added title of Assunta, of Lombard foundation.The hermitage hospital for pilgrims heading to the Po River pass, managed in the middle ground by lay Franciscan tertiaries "de penitentia nuncupati".
Regarding the Church, the Castle, and the Hermitage, you can find a wealth of historical material in this blog by scrolling through the pages. However, the three books published over the years, rich in documents found in the State Archives in Piacenza, Parma, Milan, and the Parish Archives of Calendasco, remain indispensable. A decades-long research and study project put into practice by Umberto Battini, historian of San Corrado and popularizer.