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Angel CommunicationsGenealogical research in Central and Southern Italy
Thanks for visiting! March 11 Madonna di Canneto at SettefratiThe Madonna di Canneto appeared near Settefrati and she is the town's Patron Saint. If you look carefully at the photo of the main altar you will see behind a covered niche where the statue of the Madonna remains hidden for most of the year. At the time of the celebration, she is placed on a golden throne and carried by the faithful up the mountain to the place where she appeared. She stays there for 4 days then is returned to her niche for another year. I apologise for the quality of the photos, it was snowing that day and I forgot to take the camera off the 'macro' setting I had been using to take photos of birth certificates in City Hall. September 29 Family ReunionIt was 43 years since his parents had taken my client to visit his relatives in Italy and all he had was photos from that visit made when he was just 7 years old. Phone calls to the families with the same surname in town had produced nothing but we met at the Parish church and proceeded with our investigation. By the noon that day we were eating lunch with 15 relatives, some of whom were visiting from the USA, and none of whom had ever expected to see this branch of the family again. A very emotional day. September 18 CemeteriesDeceased Italians are usually placed in “niches” in the cemetery, which are leased, most for 99 years allowing for at least 3 “burials”. In the newer sections of the cemetery the lease is for only 33 years earning more money for the church (or city). Once the body has decomposed, this usually takes from 10-30 years, the bones and ashes are transferred to the “ossario”, a smaller vault within the cemetery, leaving space for the next family member. Most of the niches contain a ceramic photo of the deceased along with a vase for flowers and an eternal lamp. If the lease runs out and is not renewed the bones are eventually transferred by the city (or church) to the underground, communal bone vault through a trap door in the floor. In November each of the niches are decorated with mini lights for the All Souls Day celebration on November 2nd. All of the above means that unless your ancestor was famous, or rich you are unlikely to find a gravestone in the cemetery or the exact location of their ashes. August 26 1921 Census of Sora (FR)An alphabetical list of Heads of Households (with paternity) is now available for the town of Sora. This census was created in 1921 listing Head of household, other members of household, profession, and dates of birth, and includes the address for most records. It was then used as a 'State of the Family' for the next 10 years and is invaluable for identifying possible living relatives. It includes death dates and occasionally information on family members who emigrated to USA and other countries. If, after consulting the index, you want to view the actual record there is a charge for the digital image. If you want to consult the index, please email me directly at atatangelo@hotmail.com. June 10 Corpus DominiCorpus Domini is one of Italy's most beautiful festivals. The tradition began after the Miracle of Bolsena when a priest, with doubts about his faith was performing a mass and the host began to bleed. The Pope declared the Festival of Corpus Domini and it has been celebrated ever since. The streets of the procession route are closed to traffic 24 hours before the procession is to take place and are then elaborately decorated with designs in fresh flowers, rice, coffe grounds, corn etc. and coloured sawdust. After a mass in the town square, the 'communion host' is carried over the carpet of flowers followed by the local bishop, priests, Mayor and town officials and the faithful. The date changes every year so be sure to check for this if you are planning a June visit to Italy.
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