Convent of the Friars Minor Capuchin

I like very much

Very impressive and inspirational

As a rest, very cozy with rooms!

Very small and welcoming church where you pray well, in spiritual recollection

Beautiful convent, excellent hostel, if you want you can do football just five steps away from the courtyard of the convent

CONVENT OF THE CAPPUCCINI FRIARS MINOR OF MONTESCAGLIOSO SHORT CHRONOLOGICAL NOTES Considered "friars of the people", in 1593, at the expense of the faithful from Montese, construction began on the convent which was interrupted due to lack of funds. A few years later, in 1600, the inhabitants and the authorities of Montescaglioso asked the Vatican authorities for the presence of the friars in the village. Antonio de Matteis, vicar general of the bishop, decreed the foundation of the convent on April 29, 1608. It is believed that the probable opening to worship took place in 1612. In 1613 the guardian Francesco da Taurisano and 10 friars (4 priests, 2 clerics and 4 lay people) lived permanently in the convent. During these years the Capuchins lived on alms, generously bestowed by the people, by the Montese administration and by the Brotherhood of the Blessed Sacrament. An example was their poor life, the dedication to study and meditation and the welcome they reserved for the poor by providing them with a hot dish and the wayfarers to whom they made two rooms available on the ground floor. The years passed and in 1908 the convent, defined as "model of the Province" and chosen because it is located on a hill in a dominant position that allows you to breathe healthy air, becomes the seat of novitiate under the direction of Father Bernardino da Rutigliano. From 1939 to 1942 the first course of theology studies was instituted at the convent and from 1943 to 1949 that of philosophical studies. Between 1949 and 1950 the Franciscan Youth was established led by a community of 4 to 6 friars. The following years were dedicated to the arrangement of altars and flooring in the church. According to the typical Capuchin scheme, the church is made up of a central nave and a lateral one on the left in which two altars dedicated to San Francesco and Sant'Antonio da Padova are positioned, while on the right a series of large arches replace altars and chapels. A choir and a sacristy complete the church. Turning to the description of the convent, the happy, comfortable and simple structure of the rooms used by the friars marvels. On the ground floor, in addition to the small cloister with a cistern in the center, there are the kitchen, the refectory and some utility rooms, including those recovered from the former slaughterhouse. The cells of the friars, the archive and the library are instead located on the upper floor where, since 2000, the premises that were used for the novitiate are now renovated and have become a youth hostel with a capacity of 30 beds offering hospitality to who would like to spend a period of calm, silence and rest.

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