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The Del Tufos Palace was built in the XIV
century, while the portal is probably dated 1711. It was restored in the XVIII
and today it is in good conditions: here you can see the civic coat of arms of
the Del Tufos Palace,
some
paintings and a small garden. At Matino there are ten churches: the Mother
Church, dedicated to St. Giorgio, was built on the rests of an ancient medieval
church. It is dated 1753 and it was planned by Margoleo and Negro. It is Latin
cross, it has got eight altars richly decorated after the baroque style, some
precious paintings representing the Madonna and the souls of the Purgatory and
some pretty well known pictures as that of St Oronzo dating back to the XVII
century. The Church of the Our Lady of Sorrows was finished in 1754 as the
Caroppo family wanted: it is in baroque style and in 1938 it was declared a
Marian Sanctuary. The Church of the Crucifix was built in '700 on the rests of a
medieval Chapel dedicated to St. Antonio: inside there are some highly
appreciated baroque paintings representing St. Peter (it was made by Giuseppe
Ribera in the XVII century). The Church of the Carmine is dated 1603;: here you
can see a wonderful high altar ( built in 1653 by Martinelli) and a painting
representing the Madonna with the Child ( XV century). The Church of the Pity
was built in 1620 while the portal in 1716: inside you can admire some paintings
dated 1692 and a wooden Cross that the people of Matino carried in to Rome in
1750 . The Church of the Immaculate was built by the middle of the XVIII century
and it has got a very sober façade. Getting out of the inhabited centre, in the
country there are the chapel of the Madonna of Sanarica and the Chapel of St
Anastasia (private property). In the country you can also see a bronze monument
called the "Black Madonna," dated 1915 and made by Bortone. The Patron of Matino
is St. Giorgio and the celebrations continue for three days, from 22 to 24 of
April.
The nickname of the people of Matino is
"bruscia pajare" (people that burn the pajare). The "pajare" were
shelters
built with straw and withered branches . They were built near the plantations
and were often a place where to take refuge in summer time, above all during the
thunderstorms. At the end of September, when the peasants went back to the
village because of the cold season, the "pajare" were burnt. The people of
Matino are denominated "brucia pajare" since as the pajara takes fire
immediately, but then the fire dies out with much rapidity, equally the
passionate and impulsive people of Matino become angry quickly, but they forget
everything soon.
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