Completing the Work: a pilgrimage in the Sansevero Chapel, in Naples

Visiting the temple conceived by Prince Raimondo di Sangro means taking part in a great collective history, branched out between artistic wonders and initiatory symbols. Even as spectators, it is an experience that should be done at least twice in a lifetime.

The Marvelous in the Middle Ages: the "mirabilia" and the apparitions of the "exercitus mortuorum"

An overview of how the Marvelous and the irrational survived the advent of Christianity in popular culture, with a particular focus on the apparitions of the dead and above all of the "furious army", the discussion of which will continue in second part of this comprehensive study