The church appears in its definitive 18th-century arrangement. The sober facade is only enlivened at the center by a niche with a stone statue of the Virgin and Child. Two other statues crown the two pillars that frame the gate closing the short churchyard: they are works executed in the workshop of the Venetian sculptor Giovanni Bonazza (Venice 1654 – Padua 1736), who worked in this context alongside his son Francesco.

The interior consists of a single nave, like other religious buildings erected in Udine between the 17th and 18th centuries, whose construction was usually entrusted to willing master builders who translated, simplifying it, the language of the great examples of Venetian architecture. The sobriety of the architectural lines contrasts with the complexity of the pictorial and sculptural decoration, which is particularly rich. Description: This is a small oval painting depicting the Virgin of Carmel, which was transported by the Dominican fathers from their primitive chapel of S. Pietro in Tavella to the new church of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel on March 25, 1525, with a solemn procession in which all the clergy and the entire city with its Representatives participated. Date of entry into use: between the year 1525 and the year 1525 Epiphany: Image of the Virgin of Carmel Image: Painting
Notes on the collection: There remain 5 painted tablets, the oldest of which is dated February 21, 1744. In one small painting, Saint Lucia is present; the thaumaturge invoked four times is Saint Anthony of Padua; only once does the image of the Madonna and Child appear. Type of ex-votos: Painted tablets

1525: the church is consecrated after rapid construction (along with the adjoining convent) and given to the Carmelites. 1770: the Carmelites must abandon the church and convent due to the suppression of religious corporations decreed by the Venetian Republic; 1771: the Franciscans (spared by the decree) take over, bringing with them from the church of San Francesco (Piazza Venerio) the remains of the Blessed Odorico of Pordenone. 1806: by order of Napoleon I, the Franciscans must also leave; 1808: the title of parish is transferred from the church of S. Pietro in Piazzetta del Pozzo to the church of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel; 1831: Bishop Lodi reconsecrates it along with the high altar, under the title of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel.

The brothers and sisters of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel, if repentant, confessed, and having received communion at the time of their entry into the Company and the reception of Mary’s scapular, will obtain plenary indulgence. Likewise, plenary indulgence is granted to all those brothers who participate in the procession held in the church of Carmel, which takes place on a Sunday of each month in honor of Mary with the permission of the Ordinary. The same indulgence was extended by Pope Clement X (1670-1676) also to those who, unable to conveniently participate in the procession, visit the church of Carmel on that same Sunday. The same will apply to those who abstain from eating meat on Friday in honor of the Most Holy Mary of Carmel: three hundred days of indulgence. All these indulgences will be applied as suffrage to the holy souls in Purgatory.

In 1808, it became the seat of the parish of the Blessed Virgin of Carmel, under the jurisdiction of the Diocesan Ordinary, with recognition of the right of patronage over a vast area ranging from Laipacco to Baldasseria, assuming the parish functions previously held by the church of SS. Peter and Paul, which was located in the nearby Piazzetta del Pozzo (now no longer existing). Bishop Lodi, in 1831, reconsecrated the church and set the anniversary for the last Sunday of July.

From 1771, it was managed by the Franciscan friars, who depended on the Conventuals of S. Anthony of Padua (who are actually the owners of the relic of the Blessed Odorico of Pordenone).

From 1525 to 1770, it depended on the Order of Carmelites; from 1771, it was managed by the Franciscan friars, who depended on the Conventuals of S. Anthony of Padua (who are actually the owners of the relic of the Blessed Odorico of Pordenone).

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