{"id":16693,"date":"2017-11-11T18:19:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T18:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/?p=16693"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:33:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:33:26","slug":"annunziata-in-corfu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/annunziata-in-corfu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bell Tower of Annunziata in Corfu"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span> Last updated on November 7th, 2023 at 09:33 am <\/p>

Annunziata, a monument of pan-European significance<\/h2>\n

Annunziata was a church devoted to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary as well as to Santa Luccia, at the intersection of Evgeniou Voulgareos and Vrahlioti streets in Corfu, it was the Catholic Church of Lontsiada as the Corfiots knew it.<\/p>\n

Built at the end of the 14th century by the Napolet\u00e1n captain Petr\u00f3 Capece and dedicated to the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary since March 25th is the date of the founding of the Venetian Republic.<\/p>\n

At the inauguration ceremony where all the nobles of Corfu attended, Petr\u00f3 Capece handed over the church to the Order of the Augustinians, giving Nicolo Russino, a representative of the battalion, a commemorative stick, a symbol of the transfer.<\/p>\n

Today the church does not exist, first destroyed by the German bombings on September 14th, 1943 and later, instead of being repaired, it was demolished without a serious reason in 1953 during the mandate of the mayor Stamatios Dessylas.<\/p>\n

It is not the only monument in Corfu that has been demolished without reason, the same has happened with the old municipal theater, so did with Porta Reale, the main gate of the old city<\/a> …<\/p>\n

Today, only the characteristic bell tower of Annunziata remains stand, which is a monument of pan-European significance, this is due to its relationship with one of the most important events of world history.<\/p>\n

One of the greatest naval battles of all time was the naval battle of Nafpaktos in 1571 among the fleets of the Holy Alliance, ie the united fleets of Venice, Spain, Naples, Sicily, Genoa, and Malta against the Ottoman’s (undefeated until then) Turkish fleet.<\/p>\n