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La Chiesa della Madonna del Carmine, situata davanti al Palazzo del Municipio, fu di proprietà dei Carmelitani dell'Antica Osservanza in seguito alla donazione da parte di Bernardino Mollica, come si ricava da una bolla di papa Pio V del 1567. I Carmelitani poterono così fondare un nuovo monastero e una chiesa al posto della già esistente Chiesa dell'Annunciata del Carmine. Il terremoto del 1635 la distrusse in gran parte e i lavori di ricostruzione, voluti dai frati e terminati nel 1696, la resero più grande. Nel 1756 venne realizzato l'altare maggiore con il dipinto di S. Maria della la Bruna, mentre nel 1783, ancora una volta, la Chiesa venne danneggiata da un terremoto e in seguito abbandonata dai frati. Nel 1814 l'Ospedale Civico ne ottenne il possesso fino a che un terzo terremoto non la colpì nuovamente nel 1854. I lavori di ricostruzione, in uno stile neoclassico, le hanno reso l'aspetto attuale.
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The name "Italy" is shrouded in mystery; some etymologists trace it to a Greek word meaning "the land of young cattle."Italy was fond of Jupiter and Mars from the very start, Jupiter for fatherly good luck and Mars for war!But it all began with Rome. Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus who were sons of Rhea and Mars.The twins were abandoned at birth out of a fear that they would grow up and later overthrow Amelius, usurper of their grandfather's rightful throne.Wrongful mis-doings most foul! Treachery and sabotage!! HOW would these two blessed infants make their way in such a world?As it turns out, the twins didn't have to make their way very far, because one of them killed the other one and then they weren't twins anymore. But that happens later.First they got rescued by a she-wolf who suckled them with her milk and raised them as her own until they were discovered by the shepherd Faustulus.Faustulus fed them meat and bread and also raised them as his own until they were old enough to return to Amelius and hack him up as planned. They reinstated the grandfather Numitor to his rightful throne and went off to celebrate by starting a town of their own.They chose a hilly area where the mama wolf had saved them from certain death in the barren wilderness and began scouting locations.Romulus liked one hill. Remus liked another. The circle of crows like Romulus' hill, so Romulus killed Remus and named the town after himself. Thus Rome was born and Italy with it.Text by Steve Smith.
