I cuori dimenticati dei luoghi. Appunti su trascendenza, comunità e recupero del territorio

Religious heritage is a central element in Italy’s urban and cultural landscape. Despite the historical value, more and more churches and monasteries are losing their original purpose because of secularisation and social demographic changes. Many religious sites end up underused, vacant or even demolished. Out of all historic buildings, adaptive reuse of the religious heritage sites is particularly valued as a significant community amenity. When churches are no longer used as a place of worship, the buildings are often redeveloped into homes, cultural centres, hotels or libraries, as it comes in Pirandello’s novel, Il fu Mattia Pascal.