Le campane di Fara Gera d'Adda (BG) - Concerto funebre solenne

The eight bells at Fara d'Adda are rung during a magnificent spring sunset on the day after Easter. The ringing of the bells consists of the traditional dead man's concert, rung at the death of the pope. The bells are rung one at a time, the highest sign of this mourning. On Monday, a Rosary was celebrated for the soul of Pope Francis, announced by this very rare ringing, which is only performed on the occasion of important Church-related deaths. The history of the church in Fara (Italy) has its roots in the time of the Lombards. The ancient name was chosen by King Autari, who lived here with Queen Theodolinda. The evangelisation of these lands began with the passage of the martyr Saint Alexander, who was fleeing from Milan. Fara d'Adda belonged to the diocese of Bergamo until 1784, when for political reasons it was ceded to the diocese of Milan in exchange for some valleys. Much of the local history was rediscovered thanks to the contribution of the priest, who unearthed the entire medieval part. The agricultural village experienced a strong expansion around 1870, after the famous opening of the linseed factory. The rapid increase in population led to the extension of the 18th-century church, which retained its original Baroque façade. On 25 August 1934, Cardinal Ildefonso Schuster was called upon to consecrate the new temple, which was completed with the large Tamburini organ, comprising 2051 pipes distributed in 32 real registers. A - B - c' sharp - d' - e' - f' sharp - g' sharp - a' After the war, one of the most glorious events was the return of the bells, which had been requisitioned during the armed conflict. The new bells tuned in the musical scale of A major arrived in the village on 18 September 1948, weighing an estimated 8760 kg. The bells were rung manually for about thirty years, the bells' strings remained hanging from the wheels even after the engines. The ringing of all the bells was more unique than rare, given the great difficulty people had in ringing such heavy bells. #church #foryou #bells #cinematic #concert #bell #italy #catholicchurch #vlogs #travel #landscape #sunset #pope #death