Museo Fra Nicola da Gesturi
Museum in the Capuchin convent of Cagliari dedicated to Fra Nicola da Gesturi, with his personal objects and the documents of his beatification.
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About the museum
The museum is located in a wing of the Capuchin convent in Cagliari, next to the cloister, in vaulted rooms that were once the burial place of the friars. It is dedicated to Fra Nicola da Gesturi (1882–1958), a Capuchin friar born in Gesturi, in the Giara, who lived in the convent for thirty-four years. He was declared blessed in 1999 by Pope John Paul II; the cause for canonisation is ongoing.
The display was renewed at the request of the Vice-Postulation that follows the cause. The rooms present the friar’s life with texts and paintings along a Franciscan route built around the motif of the vine. They show his personal objects, such as his sandals, cloak, glasses and kneeler, documents linked to the beatification process, bronze sculptures, ex-votos, the headstone of his tomb in the Bonaria cemetery and remnants of the coffin. A video traces Fra Nicola’s life, and a series of photographs documents the funeral of 10 June 1958, which was followed by a large crowd.
The museum also commemorates Sant’Ignazio da Laconi (1701–1781) and Fra Nicola da San Vero Milis (1631–1707).
Highlights
- Personal objects of Fra Nicola da Gesturi: sandals, cloak, glasses, kneeler
- Original headstone of the tomb in the Bonaria cemetery and remnants of the coffin
- Photographs of the funeral of 1958
- Franciscan route with texts, paintings and video
- Memorabilia of Sant’Ignazio da Laconi and Fra Nicola da San Vero Milis
- Operated by
- Convento dei Cappuccini di Sant’Ignazio da Laconi
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
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Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the Capuchin convent, in the area below the conventual church dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, now known as the church of Sant’Ignazio da Laconi, on Via Sant’Ignazio da Laconi.
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