About a month ago I had the pleasure of visiting Naples...Naples, Alberta that is.
Here is Naples Catholic Church and Cemetery.
A well aged sign mounted on the outer front wall.
Stepping into the porch I discovered the church is also known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
All of the windows are split with the glass in the lower half of each being a soft green.
The greenish hue is reflected throughout the interior of the church.
A shot from the balcony...
...and the view from the cemetery.
A plaque inside the church gives a brief history:
"This site was originally the northwest corner of the 1906 Rusconi family homestead. Brothers Carlo and Francesco Rusconi of Valmadrera and their brides of 1913, sisters Sofia and Carolina Farinati of Lecco, all came to Canada from the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy.
"In the 1920's Carlo and his family immigrated to California and the family donated this site for use as a church and cemetery. This church was completed by the Naples community in 1932.
"The Rusconi Descendants - September 2009"
Photographed on February 18, 2021.
I did not know there was a Naples, Alberta.
ReplyDeleteThe name caught me by surprise...kind of like Zurich, Montana.
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