Scala, Campania

Scala is a town with 1540 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the province of Salerno in the Campania region. It belongs to the mountain community Comunità Montana penisola Amalfi.

Location and data

The village is 360 meters high, opposite the town of Ravello, with which it is connected by a road. The districts of Scala are San Pietro, Santa Caterina, Campidoglio, Minuta pontoons. Borders the following municipalities: Agerola (NA ), Amalfi, Atrani, Gragnano (NA ), PIMONTE (NA) and Ravello.

History

Scala experienced its greatest prosperity in the Middle Ages, at the time it was part of the Maritime Republic of Amalfi. From 987-1603 Scala was a separate episcopal see, then it was combined with the Diocese of Ravello. From Fra Gerardo Sasso Scala comes, of the Order of St. John founded in 1100 in Jerusalem to care for sick Crusaders and travelers, from it emerged the Sovereign Order of Malta. The local saint is San Lorenzo, its fiesta is celebrated every year on 10 August.

Attractions

  • Cathedral: The most important sight in Scala is the cathedral. He goes back to the year 1169 and remodeled in the Baroque style later.
  • Church SS.Annunziata: Also noteworthy is the Church of SS Annunziata in the district Minuta. In the portal of the church of Roman spolia are incorporated, and the columns supporting the arches date from Roman times. In the crypt there are frescoes dating from around 1200 with the presentation of a children's miracle of St. Nicholas.
  • Former Benedictine convent of San Cataldo: The former Benedictine nunnery located in the district Minuta. It was built in 1908 by the Danish travelers to Italy Carl Wiinstedt ( 1875-1932 ) bought up and restored, and now allows Danish artists and scholars to study abroad at the Amalfi Coast.

Personalities

Sons and daughters

  • Fra Gerardo Sasso, founded in 1100 in Jerusalem, the Order of St. John to care for sick Crusaders and travelers, which saw the emergence of the sovereign Order of Malta.
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