In this video I'm in Sant'Angelo in Grotte, a very fascinating and suggestive medieval village of Lombard origin which, due to its depopulation, has become a fraction of the nearby town of Santa Maria del Molise (IS). The village develops on the crest of a mountain around the main street that connects the bell tower of the parish church of San Pietro in Vincoli, which also acts as a door, with the belvedere square. From this square you can enjoy a wonderful view over the whole valley and the towns of the area. Once in this square there was a ducal palace of which only a few ruins remain. Many stones of this building were reused for the construction of the building in which there was the municipal seat until 25 September 1955. Today the belvedere square houses in the center the war memorial. Among the artistic and sacred beauties of the town we find the precious cycle of frescoes of the fourteenth century dedicated to the representation of the "Seven Works of Mercy", preserved in the crypt of the church of San Pietro and the cave of San Michele Arcangelo. Sant'Angelo in Grotte in 1456 suffered a violent earthquake with its epicenter in Isernia. It suffered a second on July 26, 1805 which also destroyed the parish church.
One year after my visit, in which I met Gabriele in person (CAMPANARO 04), today I accompany you in the village through a virtual visit and then focus more specifically on the parish church of San Pietro in Vincoli. The church, with a simple façade closed in a tympanum, has a single hall and is rich in works of art. The concert of the bells is composed of 4 bells of which the 3 largest are electrified with momentum and the small fixed. All the bells are equipped with electro-strikers for the striking sound. The programmer that controls the bells is a Digital bells - mod. 870 Evo from Belltron. The electrification was taken care of by Italsonor while the plant is under maintenance by the A.C. MOLISE.
Summary of the video and sounds:
- 00:00 PRESENTATION OF THE VILLAGE AND THE PARISH CHURCH;
- 03:08 INSIDE SAN PIETRO IN VINCOLI CHURCH;
- 05:14 ANGELUS SOLEMN 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 AND PLENUM;
- 10:26 AUDIO - THE 2 MAJOR BELLS OF SAN MICHELE;
- 12:57 SAGRESTY PROGRAMMER;
- 13:18 VISIT TO THE BELLS;
- 13:54 I BELL;
- 14:41 II BELL;
- 15:31 III BELL;
- 15:56 IV BELL;
- 16:16 DETAILS;
- 16:32 SINGLE RUNNING OF THE BELLS;
- 17:00 ASCENDANT EXTENSION OF THE 2 MAJOR BELLS.
Census and data on the bells detected by the undersigned:
IV - MI4 - cast by the Marinelli di Agnone in 1904, when the Foundry was not yet Papal. Height 65 cm and diameter 56 cm. Inscriptions: "FONDERIA -- P. MARINELLI -- 1904". Dedications: Jesus Crucified and the Blessed Virgin Mary;
III - SIb3 growing - recast by the Marinellis of Agnone for the first time in 1938 and then in 1947. Height 90 cm and diameter 77.5 cm. Inscriptions: "TUAM-TO...TARE DEUM OS MEUM ANNO -- ...CORSO DEL POPOLO * RIFUSA A CURA DELL'ARCIPRETE DON GENNARO CIFELL... -- A.D. 1938-FOND. MARINELLI-AGNONE". Dedications: Jesus Crucified and St. Michael the Archangel;
II - SOLb3 growing - cast by the Marinelli di Agnone a first time in 1844 and then in 1947. Height 102 cm and diameter 94 cm. Inscriptions: "LAUDO DEUM VOCO-CONGREGO CLERUM-DEFUNCTOS PLORO-NIMBUM FUGO-FESTAQUE HONORO -- EX PIA LARCITIONE ANGELI IN CRJPTIS-SALVATOR HERCULESQUE MARINELLI ANGLONENCES FUDERUNT A.D. 1844+ / ABLATUM TEMPORE BELLI A.D. MCMXL-MCMXLIV -- RESTITUTUM PUBLICO SUMPTU A.D. MCMXLVII / FONDERIA PONTIFICIA -- GR.UFF.A. MARINELLI E FIGLI ▪️AGNONE▪️". Dedications: Blessed Sacrament, Madonna del Rosario (Pompeii), St. Peter and St. Michael the Archangel;
I - MIb3 - first cast in 1930 by the Marinelli Foundry and then recast by Paolo Capanni in 1952 following a bombing that destroyed it. Height 130 cm and diameter 115 cm. Inscriptions: "N. 379 / ABLATUM TEMPORE BELLI -- A.D. MCMXL-MCMXLIV -- RESTITUTUM PUBBLICO SUMPTO / QUESTO SACRO BRONZO COL SUO SQUILLO SONORO -- ANNUNZIERÀ AL POPOLO -- LE GLORIE DI MARIA ASSUNTA IN CIELO -- ⭐⭐⭐ -- GAETANO MUCCIARONE E FAMIGLIA -- A SUE SPESE CURÒ LA FUSIONE -- DONO DELLA SUA FEDE E DELLA SUA DEVOZIONE ALLA GRAN MADRE DI DIO A.D. 1930 / PREMIATA FONDERIA PAOLO CAPANNI REGGIO E. CASTELNOVO MONTI 1952". Dedications: Maria Assunta in Cielo, Madonna Addolorata and Gaetano Mucciarone.
Thanks to our friend Gabriele (CAMPANARO 04), the local bell lover, for the precious availability and for the company.
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