A small private oratory , consecrated but no longer faceless or addressable, mentioned in a pastoral visit in 1745 and then swallowed up by silence . This enigma is the starting point for the conference organized by the Tempio Pausania Technical University , Tuesday, March 3, at 4:30 pm, Palazzo degli Scolopi , open to all, by Dr. Nicola Vasa , dedicated to " The disappeared oratory of Donna Vittoria Riccio ."
A years-long investigation, exploring diocesan archives, family memoirs, and architectural surveys, culminated in a surprising discovery. In 1745, the bishop of Ampurias and Civita, Salvator Angelo Cadello Cugia, noted the existence of a private oratory in Tempio, adjacent to the home of the noblewoman Vittoria Riccio . Then, nothing. Until recently, a virtually unknown figure, now restored to history: wife of Pietro Misorro Sini and mother of Maddalena Misorro Riccio, related to the future Marquis Pes di Villamarina. A piece of evidence that leads back to the heart of the noble power of Tempio in the 18th century. The turning point came in the 19th century, when the Aggiesu priest Giovanni Battista Peru settled in the Misorro palace.
Behind a locked 17th-century door, he found the oratory still consecrated, intact, as if suspended in time. He reopened it for worship and guarded it until his death in 1924. The memories of his grandchildren, including Nicola Vasa, and their stories speak of prayers before a silver crucifix. A history that those attending the conference will be able to discover as a living part of this community's identity.