Last October 26th in Catanzaro in the parish of San Pio San Bruno. At the end of the celebration the presentation of the painting depicting San Bruno of Cologne, donated by the Certosa di Serra San Bruno to the parish of San Pio
The work was created byartist Francesco Mazzitelli by Cessaniti, oil on panel and size (125cm x 95cm), presented by him to the community, who explained with great emotion the reason and his source of inspiration in creating the image of San Bruno under the Cross, as he underlined the parish priest Don Francesco Isabello: “It was very popular precisely because it is particular, it goes outside the canons, San Bruno is penitent, he is in contemplation in search of Christ” complimenting the artist.
The work was welcomed by the community with emotion, it will be fixed at the top right of the wall, in front of the painting depicting San Francesco di Paola, precisely to remember the two Hermit Saints of our Calabria. The artist Francesco Mazzitelli is self-taught and has participated in several collective exhibitions: he was awarded in 2016 at the Art Festifal dei due Mondi in Spoleto, recently he exhibited for the second time in Rome in an art gallery in via Margutta where it received a great critical judgment from the scientific commission. He lives and works in San Cono di Cessaniti, in the province of Vibo Valentia.