{"id":729,"date":"2022-10-05T14:08:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/?post_type=monumento&#038;p=729"},"modified":"2023-01-20T18:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:02:25","slug":"the-church-of-saint-rocco","status":"publish","type":"monumento","link":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/monuments\/the-church-of-saint-rocco\/","title":{"rendered":"The Church of Saint Rocco"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The church of Saint Rocco is, most likely, identified with the building built in honor of Saint Rocco following a&nbsp;<strong>plague epidemic that broke out in Nepi in 1467<\/strong>. The structure has a&nbsp;<strong>simple facade<\/strong>, with no decorations also due to subsequent renovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is structured with a&nbsp;<strong>single hall<\/strong>, probably greater in origin, and&nbsp;<strong>with a side chapel<\/strong>&nbsp;where, inside a lunette, it is possible to see&nbsp;<strong>a fresco representing the saint that could be dated at the end of the 15th century<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting consists of a central square, occupied by the figure of Saint Rocco, and four side panels that illustrate important moments in his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/museo-civico-di-nepi\/image\/upload\/v1587373629\/rocco-01_wluvkg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"455\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The saint is depicted in a&nbsp;<strong>pilgrim&#8217;s suit<\/strong>, with a hat, saddlebag and stick, and his left hand indicating the wound on his uncovered thigh. The commissioner of the fresco, a notable representative of the Nepi community, knelt in front of him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last box below depicts&nbsp;<strong>the death of Saint Rocco<\/strong>&nbsp;who died of hardship in prison after being arrested on charges of espionage, not wanting to reveal his identity. Two angels accompany his soul to heaven. A writing recalls that&nbsp;<strong>anyone who commends himself to him with sincere devotion will be freed from the plague<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As&nbsp;<strong>protector of pestilences<\/strong>&nbsp;his cult spread throughout Western Europe starting in the second half of the 14th century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of Saint Rocco was built in 1467 after a plague epidemic and it was devoted to Saint Rocco, protector of the plague victims. It is formed by one hall with a lateral chapel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":730,"template":"","class_list":["post-729","monumento","type-monumento","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/monumento\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/monumento"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/monumento"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.museociviconepi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}