Le campane di Rho (MI) - Regina Coeli e concerto

In the main church of Rho (Milan, Italy), the nine bells play a concert on the feast day of Saint Victor, who is the patron saint of the entire city. The six original bells were cast in Milan in 1850 in Felice Bizzozero's foundry, while the three smaller bells were added in 1962 by Roberto Mazzola during the restoration of the bell tower. The bells are tuned to the diatonic scale of C major. Bells 1,2,3,4,5,6 Felice Bizzozero of Varese, 1850 Bells 7,8,9 Roberto Mazzola of Piedmont, 1962 The small bell (10) that does not ring is an E-flat, cast in 1954 The church was built in the 10th century on the site of an ancient 7th century building, also dedicated to the Roman soldier Victor. The parish obtained the title of provost church in 1398 and was restored in 1596. The church became a parish church in 1602, when it detached from the main church in Nerviano. The old church was rebuilt in the Neoclassical style from 14 September 1834, with the construction of twin bell towers. The church was consecrated on 7 November 1880, while in 1889 the left bell tower was demolished. With the material recovered, the right tower was raised to its current height of fifty-eight metres. At the beginning of the 20th century, the church was enriched with numerous paintings by David Beghè from Milan. In the square is the Plague Cross, inside which were eleven relics donated in 1663. 0:00 Documentary 2:21 Regina Coeli 3:30 Concert of bells #bells #church #catholic #catholicchurch #bell #culture #italy #concert #city #spring #festival