The “Cristo Redentore di Maratea” NPO Foundation was established in 2004 thanks to the will and care of Chiara Rivetti di Val Cervo, fourth of the six children of Count Stefano.

The purpose of the Foundation is to cooperate in the maintenance, promotion, and enhancement of the great statue of Christ the Redeemer, which attracts hundreds of believers and tourists every year.

Marta and Stefano Innocenti, children of the sculptor Bruno Innocenti, donated to the Foundation all the rights relevant to the statue, in order to further its social aims.

Mission and Objectives

The Foundation, which is a socially useful, non-for-profit organisation, has set itself the specific goals of protecting, promoting, highlighting, maintaining, managing, and taking care of the great sculpture of Christ the Redeemer of Maratea.

To achieve these goals, the Foundation aims to:

• Further and/or carry out the restoration, preservation, setting off, and supervision of the statue, the surrounding environment, and the approach routes, also proposing ideas and projects to the authorities.
• Advance and disseminate knowledge of the statue from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view.

The Foundation fosters and/or conducts all private or public activities required for these purposes.

As an example, the Foundation will undertake to achieve, encourage, and request the circulation of the image of the statue of Christ the Redeemer, in order to make this work known in Italy and worldwide, and to boost the presence of believers and tourists in situ.

Acknowledgement of Legal Status

Session of the Regional Council of Basilicata, with resolution no. 2450 of 22 December 2003.

Registered from 8 January 2004 as no. 7 of the Regional Register of Private Corporations, as per D.P.R. 361 of 19 February 2000.