Santi Silverio e Domitilla, Ponza
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| Santi Silverio e Domitilla | |
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 Santi Silverio e Domitilla, Ponza in 2024 | |
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| 40°53′41.63″N 12°58′00.94″E / 40.8948972°N 12.9669278°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Gaeta |
Santi Silverio e Domitilla is a Roman Catholic church located in Ponza, Italy.
A first place of worship was built under the Bourbons and dedicated in 1738 to the Holy Trinity.[1] The current church was erected between 1775 and 1779 by Major Antonio Winspeare of the Civil Engineering Corps, as part of the repopulation project for the islands of Ponza and Ventotene.[2][3][4] The solemn consecration of the high altar was celebrated by the Bishop of Gaeta, Carlo Pergamo, on September 4, 1778, after he had dedicated the island to Saint Silverius and Saint Domitilla in 1772.[1]
In 1940, the building underwent an expansion, initiated by the parish priest Luigi Maria Dies, which involved the incorporation of the pronaos and thus transformed the layout of the nave from a central plan to a longitudinal one.[1][3][5] On that occasion, both the dome and the other interior walls were decorated.[3]
