Il CARE_Campania ed il CARE_Molise: analisi dei risultati e ricostruzione della geografia religiosa delle aree indagate

The Research Unit of LATEM (Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples), involved in the CARE_Italia project, is presently studying the places of worship of two regions: Campania (focusing on the provinces of Avellino, Benevento and Caserta), and Molise. Almost 200 buildings and architectural complexes, dating between 4th and 11th centuries, have been recorded, including those who are lost and are only mentioned in the written sources. The records for these sites have already been uploaded on the WikiCARE_Italia site.

We are using two different methodologies: sites in Campania have been recorded following the geographical boundaries of the present provinces; we started from the less studied area of Avellino and then we have surveyed those of Benevento and Caserta. Molise sited, however, we chose a typological parameter, initially recording all Benedictine monastic buildings.

This paper shows the quantitative and qualitative results of both surveys. Its aim is to underline the importance of these area, between Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, within the general process of diffusion of Christianity.