S.Nicola Church Naples without funds. Pastor, Putin help us – Entertainment

(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 28 – There is a lack of funds to complete the restoration of the Church of San Nicola alla Carità in Naples and the parish priest, Father Mario Rega, asks for help from the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, for support in the belief that the reference to the saint venerated also in the Orthodox Church may have a positive outcome on a concrete level. “Over time I have urged various Italian institutions to provide the necessary resources to complete the restoration of the Church – says Father Mario, who entrusts his message to ANSA – works started in early 2018 after the discovery of important lesions in the structure of the church that is a real treasure chest of works of art since it contains works by Solimene, De Matteis, De Mura, sculptor N. Fumo and many other great exponents of Neapolitan artistic and figurative culture, a treasure chest that contains , of course, pictorial representations and statues of San Nicola “. So far Father Mario, responsible for decades of the parish of Via Toledo which is owned by the Congregation of the Pious Workers Rural Catechists (Ardorini Missionaries), has resorted to the support of the faithful and also to his Congregation which has missions in countries such as India as its purpose. Colombia, Tanzania, “but now – he maintains – I am forced to stop the restoration work by blocking the activities of the young restorers and companies involved, all of whom have continued their work with dedication. In any case, the economic commitments must be respected “. Last April, the priest wrote letters to the president of the regional council, the president of Enit, the Banco di Napoli Foundation, as, in previous times, he had addressed the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and the Municipality. “So far – says Father Mario – I have not had any concrete feedback. The Curia has supported me as best they could. The time has come to do something: this is why I ask President Putin to help me in the name of St. Nicholas”. (HANDLE).