The church of St. Joseph in Nessa was built between 1753 and 1783 on the initiative of the priest Don Gregorio Salvini, who was also a Deputy of Balagne and author of "Inters della Revoluzione di Corsica". He decided to build it and followed the work. At his death in 1789, he will also be buried at the foot of one of the pillars of the church. The interior of this church is adorned with three large paintings above the altars. On the main altar sits the Virgin in Rosary, work of the Bastiais artist Giovan Battista Moro, well known in the eighteenth century and registered as a historical monument. Above the two lateral altars, a painting by an anonymous artist depicting the Virgin in Assumption and a painting by an Orsini in 1842, "The souls of purgatory". We find other paintings by this naive artist in other churches of Balagne. Heritage of the 18th century, the Saint-Joseph church needs to be restored and preserved from humidity. An online collection is available on the Heritage Foundation website if you wish to participate in this project: https://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/les-projets/eglise-saint-joseph-de-nessa/63253 Informations https://www.fondation-patrimoine.org/les-projets/eglise-saint-joseph-de-nessa/63253

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Nessa, Haute-Corse, Corse, France