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Partners' Institution:
I.I.S. RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI
Project's period (from/to):
11 September 2017 - 30 October 2018
Activity concerned:
IO2 - Didactical Map of Religious Sites
Objectives of activities carried out:
Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta of Acqui Terme

Duomo Square - 15011 ACQUI TERME (Alessandria) - Italy

44° 40’ 27.17’’N 8° 28’ 16.36’’ E

https://cattedraleacquinews.com/

The church of Santa Maria Assunta is the main Catholic place of worship in Acqui Terme, cathedral of the diocese of Acqui. Designed and built in the eleventh century it was consecrated in 1067. It is located in the historical center of the city, in front of the homonymous square and can be reached from several points: via Cardinal Raimondi, via alla Bollente, via Verdi, via Barone and via Capra.
Open: Monday to Sunday 7.30-11.30, 15-18.30. Annual opening / closing: always open. Daily worship.
Description of activities carried out:
The Cathedral of Acqui, built before the separation with the Orthodox and the Protestants, has always played a role of religious and artistic importance for the different Christian confessions, coming then to define itself as a center of local Catholicism. Over time it has always been a destination for pilgrimages and visits.
Since 2005 he has hosted regular meetings with representatives of different religious faiths, from orthodoxy to Protestantism, from Judaism to Islam, up to Buddhism.
Historical and artistic sources
ARCHIVE BISHOP, The Bishops of the Church of Acqui from the origins to the twenti-eth century, EIG, Acqui 1997, edited by P.Ravera, V.Rapetti, G.Tasca.
AA.VV., The time of San Guido, Bishop and Lord of Acqui, EIG, Acqui 2003.
GAINO, T., Bishop Guido in medieval Acqui, EIG, Acqui 2003.
AA.VV., Treasures of the Cathedral of Acqui, EIG, Acqui 2017.
Book of art, with more than 200 color images to discover all the treasures of the Cathe-dral of Acqui. Frescoes, sculptures and history. With a guide (accompanied by 4 maps) to visit the Duomo.
Video of the Cathedral of Acqui - Virtual visit of the Cathedral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RShx-XahlaI
Sites on the Cathedral
https://www.giubileocattedraleacqui2017.info riguardante i 950 anni della Cattedrale
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattedrale_di_Santa_Maria_Assunta_(Acqui_Terme)
http://www.cittaecattedrali.it/it/bces/45-cattedrale-nostra-signora-assunta-acqui-terme-al
http://archeocarta.org/acqui-terme-al-duomo-di-santa-maria-assunta/
https://www.geoplan.it/luoghi-interesse-italia/monumenti-provincia-alessandria/cartina-monumenti-acqui-terme/monumenti-acqui-terme-cattedrale-di-santa-maria-assunta.htm
https://www.touringclub.it/destinazione/141242/duomo-o-cattedrale-di-s-maria-assunta
on the historical, social and cultural importance of the Cathedral.
Diocesan Historical Archive https://www.facebook.com/biblioseminarioacqui/
Action Catholic diocese of Acqui http://www.acquiac.org/ Collection of material related to initiatives dedicated to interreligious and intercultural dialogue.
Results Achieved:
- Direct visit: with the guide of the students of the section of the Tourist Technical Insti-tute.
- Virtual visit: presentation of the Cathedral through the video-tour
- Classroom activity (pre and post the visit):
Artistic itinerary: 11 detailed information on works of art of the chair.
Liturgical itinerary with detailed information on the main sites of the site (presbytery with altars and ambos, naves, baptistery, crypt and bell tower, sacre-stia).
Activity of verification of the acquired knowledge and skills.


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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This web site reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.