by gestore | Mar 23, 2022 | News
GIOTTO’S BELL TOWER – FLORENCE The rotation of the Major Bell called “Campanone” – A.D. 2021 The bells of Giotto’s bell tower in Florence will not ring from 8 to 26 November 2021 to allow the rotation of the Major Bell known as Santa Reparata or Campanone, built...
by gestore | Mar 17, 2022 | Campana
Definition, history and etymology of the bell Definition of Bell The term “bell” derives from Campania, the region where bells were first used for ritual purposes. The shape of the bellsBells are instruments made in the form of hollow vessels, generally of...
by gestore | Mar 17, 2022 | Campana
The Consecration Why consecrate the bells? ”So that you will know that, just like people, inanimate objects become suitable for use in divine worship by being blessed and consecrated’. Consecration historyAt the time the use of bells became widespread,...
by gestore | Mar 14, 2022 | Campana
How Bells Ring The voice of bells The voice of bells has regulated human life for centuries and, during these centuries, an actual coded language developed that, in times when the bell tower was the single means of mass communications, served to inform the community...
by gestore | Mar 14, 2022 | Campana
Bell Towers What do the bell towers symbolize? Bell towers symbolize the constant call to civic and religious values that for centuries have contributed to keeping populations united around the values they represent. The fees for the construction of the bell towersWe...
