The Calvary Chapel of San Lorenzo
The Calvary Chapel of San Lorenzo was born on the ground from the holograph of the late Mrs. Fiorini Angela Grassi's widow, who in 1968 left the parish pro-tempore of the parish of Santa Maria La Stella, an acre of property located in the Contrada Santa Maria La Stella, for the construction of a church in honor of San Lorenzo, and individuals express the same text as follows: "quest'ettaro of land should fall off the end of the property of Santa Maria La Stella and precisely along the new road that divides the property at the intersection with Via Volta Nespola which lies to the north.
Following the town of Aci S. Antonio sports equipment destined for that area instead. It was then sold and the proceeds were deposited in the administrative office of the diocese to serve for the purposes intended in the will of Mrs. Fiorini.
Subsequently, the then Bishop of Acireale, Bishop Giuseppe Malandrino to adhere to what he had ordered Mrs. Fiorini, bought in 1990 by Mr. Antonino Maugeri, the building of Via Maugeri n.19 Antonio and then donate it to the parish of Santa Maria La Stella with the condition imposed by the donor, namely that the property was used as places of worship in honor of San Lorenzo.
In 2004 the work of some craftsmen and volunteers of the Parish estate was transformed into a small church.
The inauguration took place on August 10, 2004 with a solemn celebration presided by Monsignor Pio Vittorio Vigo, Archbishop - Bishop of Acireale.
Inside the chapel, which took the name of St. Lawrence at Calvary is a statue of San Lorenzo, the gift of family Sidoti, the HECCHI Homo, made by Aci S. Torrisi Antonio, the Crucifix of San Damiano offered in memory of Alfio Finocchiaro, the Pieta (ancient statue mixture of plaster from the bedroom of a family from Catania), the statue of Christ the dead under the altar stone and lava painting of the Madonna and Child (Grassi-Fiorini family gift in memory of the blessing of the chapel).
The door of the tabernacle comes from the old parish church.
From Calvary Chapel of San Lorenzo in the procession of the dead Christ every Good Friday.
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