by Monica Paoletich | Dec 9, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
A starry sky shines under the porticoes of Via Rastello. In a circular pattern, around the motionless dove with open wings and its paws ready to land, a circle of clouds contains, at the four cardinal points, the so-called “cloud angels”: winged figurines...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 8, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
This ancient depiction of the Annunciation, made by a Venetian artist of the Palma il Giovane circle, dates back to the early 17th century and is kept inside our cathedral! Photographs do not do it justice (in fact, because of its location it is difficult to...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 7, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
Leonardo of Gorizia (1444 – April 12, 1500) was the last count of this city. In 1478 he had married Paola Gonzaga but, without heirs, left everything to the Habsburgs. The one in the picture is not the only memorial dedicated to him! You should know that his...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 6, 2024 | History and Stories
Fresh off the press and available free of charge at Bottega del Cappello is the second issue of the printed periodical “La Via del BorGO” produced by Confcommercio Gorizia as part of the PNRR Bando Borghi and whose contents are edited by Caterina Trovato,...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 6, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
On St. Nicholas Day, “the boys who put a plate or a shoe on the window sill in the evening before bedtime for the holy bishop to place the gifts, found, upon waking up in the morning, in addition to the delicacies that could be purchased in the stores of the...
by Monica Paoletich | Dec 5, 2024 | Advent, History and Stories
You’ve probably seen this coat of arms somewhere before! It is the coat of arms of the Counts of Gorizia and consists of silver-red bands and a gold rampant lion on a blue background. This particular one is a detail from a Görzeraltar door, dated 1500-1510 and...
