The San Severo wind farm boosts RWE’s Italian onshore wind capacity to 527MW across 16 sites
German energy group RWE has commissioned the 54MW San Severo onshore wind farm located in Italy’s Apulia region
The wind farm comprises 12 turbines with a capacity of 4.5MW each
this site is set to supply green electricity to approximately 55,000 households
RWE now operates 16 onshore wind farms in Italy
with a total installed capacity of approximately 527MW
This capacity is sufficient to power around 400,000 Italian homes with sustainable energy annually
RWE is expanding its renewable portfolio in Italy
The company is constructing the 53MW Mondonuovo wind farm in the Apulia region and the 8.3MW Bosco solar plant near Palermo
RWE Renewables Europe and Australia CEO Katja Wünschel said: “The commissioning of San Severo crowns a successful year with a number of new renewables projects in our core Italian market
we have started the construction of another large wind farm
Bosco is our first Italian solar farm under construction and we have just taken the investment decision for Morcone and Acquafredda
our world’s first commercial advanced agri-PV plants to be built next spring.”
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RWE’s initiative to involve local residents in the energy transition has been realised through a community funding programme
Italian residents were given the chance to invest between €250 ($260.58) and €5,000 for a two-year term
with a guaranteed return of up to 9% gross per annum
The total investment raised from the community for the San Severo project amounted to €200,000
RWE’s recent success in the Italian Resilience and Recovery Plan auction has secured a contract for difference (CfD) tariff and the potential for up to a 40% return on investment for advanced Agri-PV projects
The company has scheduled the construction of two advanced Agri-PV plants in the Campania region for early 2025
The Morcone and Acquafredda plants will have capacities of 9.8MW and 9.3MW
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Paul Anthony Sansevero was born on April 19
were descendants of Italian immigrants who were living in the Brighton area outside of Boston before settling in Needham MA
Paul was the middle child between sisters Rosemarie and Carol.
Paul graduated from Needham High School in 1966
He was an avid gymnast and enjoyed playing rock and roll music with his high school band
He couldn’t wait to graduate so he could finally grow out his hair like the Beatles
Paul attended Boston University where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from the School of Communications in 1970
He loved photography and opened his own professional color photo lab in Wellesley MA
Paul was considered an “expert color photo finisher” as he was able to color correct by eye
Local businesses often sought his expertise and experience
On a wintry day during the “blizzard of 1978” Paul met his wife Roberta Rosa
who he saw climbing out of snowplow from across the street in Wellesley MA
He was instantly smitten and they were married in December that same year
Paul and Roberta welcomed their only child
spending weekends and holidays with extended family and friends
living in Texas for several years before settling in North Carolina in 2006
Paul was a stay-at-home dad and could often be found doing yard work or working on home improvement projects. Paul worked with the Citizens Police Academy in Texas and North Carolina where he supported local police jurisdictions with community watch
Paul spent many years working in the technology field as a trainer and educator as well.
Paul joined the Ascension Episcopal Church community in Hickory NC where he was also employed as the sexton for over 10 years before retiring in 2022
working long hours to ensure the church was clean and functional for God’s servants
including a raccoon he named Rocky that lived outside the church
there was never a time when Paul was without a beloved pet
He rescued many stray cats during his life
some finding a comfortable home with him while others were always surrendered to no-kill shelters
Paul became a vegetarian and often donated to local animal rescue groups
Paul left this world with peace and dignity on November 9
his soul is whole and well again and will live on in the hearts of those who knew him
Paul knew his journey did not end in death but has only just begun.
the family requests donations be made to the Fur Babies Rescue
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RWE has commissioned one of its largest onshore wind farms in Italy after a year of construction
The 54 MW San Severo wind farm consists of 12 turbines
Located in the province of Foggia in the municipality of San Severo
the wind farm will supply up to 55 000 Italian households with green electricity
said: “The commissioning of San Severo crowns a successful year with a number of new renewables projects in our core Italian market
our world's first commercial advanced agrivoltaics plants to be built next spring
A big thank you to the team and all the partners and companies involved
We look forward to the next milestones in our journey to help Italy achieve net zero by 2040.”
RWE offered Italian residents the opportunity to take up an active role in the energy transition and benefit financially directly from it
Subscribers to this community funding had the opportunity to invest between €250 – €5000 with a term of 24 months and a guaranteed return of up to 9% gross per annum
The total San Severo community investment was €200 000
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Following the construction start of San Severo at the end of 2023
RWE has started the construction of another wind farm in Apulia region in south-east Italy
an average of 150 RWE colleagues and experts from external service providers will be involved during the construction phase of the project
each with a capacity of 5.9 megawatts (MW)
The 53 MW Mondonuovo wind farm is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025
CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “We are building two major onshore wind farms with 21 new generation turbines in Italy
Mondonuovo and San Severo will be able to supply up to 110,000 homes with green electricity every year
These projects will help RWE to reach our ambitious climate target of Net Zero by 2040 and to support the Italian 2030 ambition for the energy transition and security.”
Milestones in the construction of Mondonuovo
the access roads to the site are adjusted and the crane erection areas are built
The team then pours the 20 metre high foundations and erects tower after tower
RWE uses special blade lifter technology to transport the rotor blades
which enables the blades to be transported through tight bends and alleyways
RWE has already used this technology in the construction of the wind farm in Selinus to avoid the felling of trees
RWE’s presence in Italian market for renewables
takes an integrated project approach that incorporates the development
construction and operation as well as marketing of wind farms
RWE is a key player in the Italian renewables market
The company draws on its extensive experience to operate its business there with 15 onshore wind farms and an installed capacity of approximately 500 MW
supplying around 400,000 Italian households every year
After the commissioning of the San Severo and Mondonuovo projects in Apulia
RWE will produce enough electricity from onshore wind to supply more than 500,000 homes in Italy with green energy
RWE is also currently building its first photovoltaic plant in Sicily
Pictures for media use of RWE’s wind farms in Italy are available at the RWE Media Centre
Via Francigena
It was established a few years ago by Fabiola Ventricelli and her brother
After studying in far-off places for many years
participated in the PIN – Pugliesi Innovativi grant from the Region of Puglia to breathe new life into a family home in San Severo
This area is part of the Micaelic branch of the Francigena
marking the final stages of the Micaelic Way
a route that is spiritually akin to Sigeric’s journey
stretching from Rome to Monte Sant’Angelo
Shortly after crossing the border into Campania
walkers can choose to continue southward along the Via Traiana
or veer eastward in a path that arcs northward on the map
Those wishing to stay on the Francigena need only turn south again
The hostel opened in June 2020 and was immediately a hit
and to have a different kind of experience”
her father Francesco (president of the Cultural Committe ODV Vie Francigene San Severo)
this family-run venture has also been an experience that constantly brings them into contact with the unexpected
we’ve welcomed people from all around the world and of all kinds
as well as people doing it for the first time
recently reached Monte Sant’Angelo and then continued on towards Brindisi to embark for Turkey
One of Fabiola’s dreams is to do the same one day: to put her backpack on her back and set off on a long journey
Enopolio Daunio is an old two-storey house in the historic centre
“It is still difficult to promote this possibility in San Severo
but from those who come from afar there is great interest
we receive requests from people who also live outside Italy and are used to working in shared spaces: with this space
Mama Katia’s cooking induce people to return
“The first walker who arrived in the summer of 2020 – Fabiola recalls – was a digital nomad
to stay with us again for a few days“
The upper floor is also set up not to intensively exploit the space to make beds (in all
there are 4-6 of them) but to give the possibility to cultivate activities
a soundproof room that is used as a photo studio and for podcast production
Walkers can choose to stay overnight only or to enjoy Katia’s traditional recipes for dinner
This too is an opportunity to introduce pilgrims to all the good things Daunia has to offer
“All the recipes are linked to the peasant tradition
where only local products were used and nothing was thrown away
and we prefer to offer these dishes to walkers because they are light and nutritious
they give the right energy and are from here“
There would be so much more to tell about this place where plastic cups are banned and where
they offer you coffee because Grandma Maria used to do this every time a guest arrived during the big family gatherings in summer
But the Enopolio Daunio is not only a place to stop but also a place that helps realise projects
One of these is ‘Un viaggio da sclero’ (literally
It was conceived and experienced by Michele Agostinetto
who in 2022 decided to join his places of origin by walking to celebrate life and make people aware of his illness
which he had been diagnosed with two years earlier
with many patronages (including that of the European Parliament and the EAVF) and many supports
including that of Enopolio: when Michele arrived in San Severo
he found a seminar ‘Communicating Multiple Sclerosis through a Walk’
where he had the opportunity to talk about his disease with some experts
Then he and Fabiola walked a few stages together
Another project is supported thanks to the co-working space, which makes it possible to host Davide Fiz, creator and protagonist of Smart working coast to coast: paths that cross – paths that unite
Davide is a digital nomad who for some years now has been living by walking half a day
thanks to spots that give him the opportunity to have a space equipped
“I have organised a few stages to support his project because it helps people to get to know realities like ours and to understand that some spaces
provide the possibility of combining walking and working“
“When we realise that we are faced with good people and projects that are useful from a social point of view
Both my brother and I are involved in researching third-sector tenders
But at Enopolio Daunio they also cultivate their own projects
As a hostel operator and in charge of the Infopoint Via Francigena MSA02 San Severo
Fabiola often comes across a common misconception: “Many people think they find themselves in situations similar to Santiago
but here the accommodation still needs to grow
The Region has invested a lot in the walking trails
but there are still not enough in our province
Hospitality is a decisive factor” she observes
“Structures like ours (where an overnight stay costs 25 euro) are few
but in the high season they can cost as much as 70 euro: these are not figures for walkers
The walker is simple and environmentally aware
and he looks for accommodation at affordable prices
This is why the idea is to arrive at 10 beds“
But it is essential that a reception network be developed to accommodate groups
if there is a problem with reception around here
because there is no lack of relationship skills
“Even with the info point you create with people who are totally strangers that level of trust that induces you to open up even about very personal things
Many call me for information and end up telling me why they came to the decision to embark on a path
The common thread is to find oneself“
because no one before setting off can escape the ritual of the photo in front of the Daunio wine cellar and a thought in the pilgrim’s diary
“The dedications left by everyone over these four years say the same thing: that they felt at home“
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Naples welcomes British artist Darren Almond (Wigan, 1971) with a double exhibition interweaving art and history in the heart of the city’s ancient center. The solo show Rags is hosted in the striking Sansevero Chapel
famous for Giuseppe Sammartino’s Veiled Christ
the artist will also be featured in the exhibition “Songbirds and Willows” at the Alfonso Artiaco Gallery
This double exhibition allows the public to explore Almond’s latest research through an artistic journey that blends photography
painting and video.The exhibition Rags in the Sansevero Chapel stems from a unique experience of Almond’s: photographs taken in the London studio of Lucian Freud
one of the greatest painters of the 20th century
The shots focus on an unusual but meaningful element: the dirty cloths of color used daily by Freud during the creative process
“I found myself in Lucian’s studio scrutinizing the folds and shapes of the accumulated rags with which he had cleaned his brushes for the last time
producing sweeping mental landscapes,” Almond says
I felt there had to be an awakening of consciousness
in the same way that the veil of Sanmartino’s sculpture can activate inner narratives
spreading a veil of paint and color over the canvases of rags.”
These “rags,” which give the exhibition its name (in English
become textural landscapes under Almond’s lens
dried residue and stiff folds of the fabrics evoke a plastic and sculptural energy that the artist amplifies through painterly interventions
Almond’s works dialogue with the Baroque masterpieces that make it unique in the world
The soft and delicate folds of the marble veils of the Veiled Christ and the Modesty
or the colorful draperies of the perspective vault
find a fascinating resonance in Almond’s paintings
creating a game of cross-references that invites the viewer to immerse himself in the material and the space
Rags intends to envelop visitors in a journey that stimulates the senses and imagination
leading them to reflect on the relationship between matter
The space of the nave becomes a place where past and present meet
between formal harmonies and conceptual suggestions
Access to the exhibition is included in the Sansevero Chapel Museum entrance fee
Galleria Alfonso Artiaco is hosting the exhibition Songbirds and Willows
which completes Almond’s visual narrative with new works
The proximity between the two exhibition spaces creates a unique itinerary in the heart of Naples
allowing the public to enjoy a complete and immersive artistic experience
Almond has exhibited in prestigious international spaces
interweaving personal and collective narratives
His solo exhibitions include those at SITE Santa Fe
Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire and MUDAM Luxembourg
while his group participations include the Venice Biennale
the Berlin Biennale and the Triennial Tate in London
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Jennifer Sansevero was appointed as Monmouth University’s eighth director of athletics on Feb
a role she transitioned into after joining the department in Sept
Sansevero’s responsibilities include leadership of a department with 600 student-athletes
18 head coaches and 100-plus staff members
financial oversight of the athletic department
and representing the institution within the Coastal Athletic Association
Sansevero’s leadership has been marked by several notable accomplishments
including the launch of the Fly Hawks Alliance (a Name
and Likeness collective supporting Monmouth student-athletes)
2023 regular season championships in field hockey and men’s soccer
and facility improvements such as new FieldTurf installations and branding enhancements
Her efforts have also increased Monmouth University’s media visibility
with numerous games broadcast on major TV networks
Before becoming acting director of athletics in July 2023
she served as the senior associate athletics director for Student Development and senior women’s administrator
Her leadership has made a significant impact on Monmouth University’s Department of Athletics
including creating a learning specialist position that helped achieve the department’s highest-ever grade-point average and national recognition from the NCAA for Academic Progress Rate scores
earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Mount St
Mary’s College and a Juris Doctor from Widener University School of Law
RWE has started construction of a new onshore wind farm in Italy. Following the commissioning of its 25.2-megawatt (MW) Selinus wind farm at the end of 2022
the company has now started construction of its 54-MW San Severo onshore wind farm
12 turbines with a capacity of 4.5 MW each will be installed in the province of Foggia in the municipality of San Severo and are scheduled to be commissioned by the end of 2024
The investment volume amounts to approximately €92 million
CEO RWE Renewables Europe & Australia: “Italy is one of our key markets for green growth
We at RWE are excited to start the construction work on a new major onshore wind project
with up to 55,000 Italian homes to be supplied annually
San Severo is an important step in support of Italy’s ambitious climate target to get to net zero by 2040 and to realise current plans to more than double onshore wind capacity to 26 gigawatts by 2030.”
RWE Renewables Italia – strong presence in Italian market for renewables
The company draws on its extensive experience to operate its business there with 15 onshore wind farms and an installed capacity of approximately 500 MW
RWE supplies around 400,000 Italian households with green electricity every year
RWE also plans to start construction of its 54-MW Mondonuovo wind farm in the municipality of Mesagne in the Apulia region
Pictures of RWE wind farms in Italy (credit: RWE) are available at the RWE Media Centre
a group of 130 pilgrims and four priests from the Spanish city of Valencia made a stop in San Severo
as they walked a section of the Via Francigena in Southern Italy
The Spanish pilgrims began their journey in Pietrelcina
and set off the following day towards Monte Sant’Angelo
They were warmly welcomed in San Severo by the OdV Vie Francigene San Severo ETS Cultural Committee
dedicated to the development of the Via Francigena and other pilgrimage routes
The local council also played a very active role in welcoming this large group of university students on their faith journey
this event was a significant opportunity to draw attention to the upcoming Jubilee of 2025
which will undoubtedly bring many pilgrims from around the world to the city
en route to San Giovanni Rotondo and Monte Sant’Angelo
attention will be focused on the Via Francigena in this area on 16th
with the AEVF General Assembly taking place in Monte Sant’Angelo
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CCM assumed the role of President of the Board for the Aging Life Care Association® (ALCA)
a nonprofit association representing more than 2,000 members nationally – on January 1
who will remain on the Board as Past President
"I am deeply honored to be serving as ALCA's President," says Sansevero
"The demand for aging services and help is increasing
ALCA promotes the highest ethical and professional standards in Aging Life Care
but the elders across the country who gain from the expert knowledge of Aging Life Care Professionals."
“The demand for aging services and help is increasing
but the elders across the country who gain from the expert knowledge of Aging Life Care Professionals.”
Sansevero is the founder and CEO of HealthSense
an Aging Life Care Management company based in New York City
and a master's prepared geriatric nurse practitioner
with over 30 years of experience in the field
"I found my calling as a nurse practitioner and Aging Life Care Professional while advocating for the elderly and working to improve their quality of life and to avoid hospitalizations," explains Sansevero
"I have a deep appreciation for the wisdom and resilience that I see in my older clients and feel grateful to be able to contribute to helping them and their families lead happier lives."
Her expertise with communication disorders relating to stroke and dementia has led her to develop several innovative nursing assessment tools and standards to improve nursing care for frail elders
She is a Fellow of the Aging Life Care Leadership Academy and a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the Nurse Practitioners of New York
Sansevero will serve a 1-year term as President of the Board
ALCA Board of Directors is comprised of 11 people from across the U.S.
Bonnie Leko-Shapiro, Aging Life Care Association, 520-881-8008, [email protected]
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March 5) at the Sansevero Chapel Museum by director Maria Alessandra Masucci and the University of Bari team that carried out the studies
led by Francesco Paolo de Ceglia together with Andrea Maraschi of the Interuniversity Research Center “Seminar on the History of Science.” Alessandro Monno and Gioacchino Tempesta of the Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences spoke at the presentation
Raimondo di Sangro is known to have devoted himself to the production of artificial gemstones and the coloring of glass
For colors in general he nurtured a special attention
Even those used for the vault of the Chapel (painted by Francesco Maria Russo
and known as the Glory of Paradise or Paradise of di Sangro) are the result of his inventions: the blues
the product of a formula created by Raimondo di Sangro himself
after more than two hundred and fifty years
as if the patina of time had in no way dimmed them
combines approaches and methodologies from the history of science and mineralogy and illustrates the results obtained during two separate investigations carried out at the Sansevero Chapel Museum
focusing on the material re-creation techniques used by Raimondo di Sangro to adorn the family chapel with red and blue pigments
Analysis for the first time confirms that the prince of Sansevero was able to create the artificial ultramarine blue used for the frame around the high relief above the high altar executed by Francesco Celebrano and Paolo Persico in the 1860s
this appears to be the first ever recorded example of the production of this artificial pigment
according to scholars at the University of Puglia
The prince’s discovery is said to have occurred more than fifty years before Jean-Baptiste Guimet
the French chemist who in 1828 succeeded for the first time
the very expensive blue pigment obtained in nature from lapis lazuli
And more than a decade before Goethe’s Sicilian account
believed by specialists to be the earliest indication of the artificial production of such a pigment
In Raimondo di Sangro’s underground laboratory
the recipe for reproducing that color as precious as gold had thus already been found
the multidisciplinary research of historians of science and mineralists has been able to prove the veracity of the sources regarding the Prince of Sansevero
starting from an almost negligible detail found in a famous guidebook of the city of Naples at the end of the 18th century
and delving under the microscope into the secrets of the Sansevero Chapel
scholars also noted the unusual use of fluorite as a sculptural material
particularly for the cushions of the statues of St
The further discovery opens the way for possible new avenues of research
These valuable new studies testify to the work of enhancing the history and work of Raimondo di Sangro that the Sansevero Chapel Museum is constantly pursuing
both in perfectly preserving the Baroque jewel conceived by the prince and in finding innovative ways of popularizing the incessant activity that marked Raimondo di Sangro’s life
Known as the fourth mafia, the clans around Foggia, in Puglia, southern Italy, staged the attacks after a series of arrests and property seizures aimed at curbing their power.
Piernicola Silvis, a local police chief turned author, said: “This wave of mafia terrorism reflects the arrogance of the Foggia clans, who are more than happy to accept a challenge from the state.”
Four of the late-night bombings, in which no one was hurt, were in the small town of San Severo, near Foggia, where a perfume shop, a car showroom, a hairdresser and a fireworks shop were targeted.
The story at the heart of filmmaker Severo Perez’s second novel, Odd Birds (Texas Christian University Press)
is a pitch-perfect picaresque tale whose origins date to 1971
when he left his native San Antonio to seek his destiny in Hollywood
where he has directed and produced such films as 1994’s …and the earth did not swallow him
a classic of Chicano cinema based on Tomás Rivera’s 1971 novel
and documentaries exploring the work of the artist Carmen Lomas Garza and the dancer-choreographer Rudy Perez
But even though Severo Perez created an entirely new life for himself on the West Coast
the complexities of Bejareño reality have continued to fascinate and inspire him
“Odd Birds is a valentine to a San Antonio that no longer exists,” Perez said in a recent interview
though this particular valentine is simultaneously wry
advocacy for the struggle against the scourges of prejudice and privilege
The San Antonio of 1961 that Odd Birds conjures is a place of auspicious
where artistic daring can transform a mundane life
where the fortunes of the downtrodden can be reversed in one fateful day
Pretty much the San Antonio we all know and love today
seventy-year-old Cuban-born artist Cosimo Infante Cano
finds himself almost penniless on the streets of San Antonio after a series of Quixotesque misfortunes
a longtime participant in Paris’s thriving modernist and surrealist artistic communities
followed his Texas-born lover from France back to her hometown
the “cultural backwater” of San Antonio
only to arrive and find she has disappeared
along with $45,000 he had transferred to her bank
by others as a suspicious Cubano who may be an agent of Fidel Castro’s communist regime
Cano wrestles with a few central questions
all of which are answered in good time: Has he been the victim of a big grift
What’s happened to his precious savings
How will he survive this ordeal and return to his Parisian home
In the course of following Cosimo’s strenuous efforts to put his life back together
we are introduced to a host of “odd birds,” San Antonio eccentrics and outliers who are themselves variously involved in desegregating the city library
and prodigally puffing weed as if it were 1969 rather than 1961
The book veers from its start as a noir-ish tale to an increasingly panoramic historical novel that echoes O
Henry’s and Sandra Cisneros’s rich versions of San Antonio’s characters and haunts
From its Parisian flashbacks to its San Antonio set pieces
Odd Birds presents an uncannily interconnected world
It’s the only novel I know of that name checks French surrealist novelist/theoretician Georges Bataille and legendary Mexican American jurist Carlos Cadena
But what’s most striking is how vividly the book captures a city that has been at the center of far too few works of art. (Though Amazon’s recent animated series, Undone
goes some way toward addressing that lacuna.) The San Antonio of yore seems indelible in Perez’s imagination
from scenes set in the grand halls of the old Post Office “tiled in beige marble with Italianate chandeliers” to frequent references to such institutions as the Mexican Manhattan Restaurant
Perez is actually a bit cheeky about how true the novel is to the city of his youth
“Most of this book is a product of my imagination,” he writes in his acknowledgements
“I chose San Antonio as the setting because
The story could have taken place in any city where there is a river walk
and a war memorial in the center of town.”
“When I was six years old I was going to the movies by myself,” Perez says
explaining his vivid sense of the city that once was
“I was going to the Majestic Theatre by myself
so people accepted that this tiny tyke knew his way around the city
could take a bus everywhere he wanted to go
and so I had a wonderful relationship with San Antonio
the stores and the shops and the windows.”
he was a loner who learned to love movies at the storied Majestic
His memories of these childhood urban walkabouts give Cano’s solitary downtown wanderings a distinct sense of reality
Cano is inspired by a real-life Cuban refugee whom Perez remembers wandering the streets back in the 1960s.)
This ambience of historical veracity likewise leverages those parts of the book that delve into San Antonio’s turbulent civic culture of the early sixties
“1961 was a crucial time for the integration of San Antonio,” Perez says
“I remember that in 1959 or ’60
some black young men jumped over the fence and swam in the pool
One could imagine all of this as the premise for a movie
Perez professes to be fully committed now to his work as a novelist
“Films are exhausting,” he says
“A feature film takes at least three years from beginning to end
and a lot of sucking up to people…I didn’t want my creative life to be over just because I could no longer make films.” He sees his novels as a perfect workaround
a natural transition from his work in cinema
‘Have you given up filmmaking?’ my response would be
I’m still making films—they just play in the theater of your mind.’”
This post has been updated to make a correction: Undone is an Amazon series
RWE is making good progress in expanding its wind business in Italy
Following the commissioning of Selinus wind farm at the end of 2022
the company has taken the final investment decision to build two new onshore wind farms in Apulia region with a planned capacity of 108 megawatts (MW) in total
located in San Severo Municipality and Mondonuovo
The total investment volume amounts to approximately €180 million
which will have an installed capacity of 54 MW
is located in San Severo Municipality in Foggia Province
12 turbines with a capacity of 4.5 MW each are scheduled to be installed and commissioned by the end of 2024
9 turbines with a capacity of 6 MW each are planned to be installed in Mesagne Municipality
Construction of the 54-MW project is scheduled to start in the beginning of 2024 and the facility is to be commissioned mid-2025
RWE Renewables Italia – strong presence in the Italian market for renewables
takes an integrated project approach that incorporates development
construction and operation as well as the marketing of wind farms
The company draws on its extensive experience to operate its business there with 15 onshore wind farms and an installed capacity of approximately 500 megawatts
RWE aims to more than double this to an installed capacity of 1,000 MW spread across onshore wind
In Perugia the restoration of the frescoes in the Chapel of San Severo, depicting the Trinity with Benedictine and Camaldolese saints, a work created starting in 1505 by the young Raphael Sanzio
left unfinished by the artist in 1508 after his departure for Rome
and then finished between 1520 and 1521 by Perugino
It is the only work made by Raphael for Perugia that has remained in the Umbrian capital
and the only work where it is possible to see together
the interventions of the Urbino and his master.The conservation work
which involved the maintenance and restoration of Raphael’s and Perugino’s frescoes and the 16th-century polychrome terracotta sculpture by the Cooperativa Conservazione Beni Culturali
was accompanied by a functional recovery of the museum space
through the creation of a modern lighting system
and the control of environmental conditions
which made it possible to improve the reception of visitors and ensure optimal enjoyment of the property
Cooperative Cbc restorers Elena Mercanti and Paola Mancini explained that the frescoes showed a general darkening due to the presence of fixatives
which were removed to bring back brightness and colors
A delicate work of consolidation of the plaster and paint film was also carried out
chromatics and features previously not fully appreciable were brought back to light
The intervention was carried out thanks to the resources donated by the great photographer Steve McCurry
according to the agreements established on the occasion of the exhibition Sensational Umbria by Steve McCurry
organized in 2014-2015 in theFormer Fatebenefratelli Hospital and the Civic Museum of Palazzo della Penna
with the general coordination of the Region of Umbria
the project supervision of the Soprintendenza Archeologia
in agreement with the Municipality of Perugia
and the organization of the then concessionaire of museum services Sistema Museo
In addition to the Superintendency and the Public Works Area of the Municipality of Perugia
thanks were also expressed to the current concessionaire of services for the public in the municipal museum circuit
for their cooperation in the realization of the project
benefits from what has been produced as part of the Save the beauty project by Umbria 24 Soc
financed by the Region of Umbria under the Por Fesr 2014-20 (Axis 3 Specific Objective 3.2
Action 3.2.1 “Support for the development of products and services complementary to the enhancement of identified cultural and natural attractions of the territory
including through the integration between companies in the cultural creative and entertainment supply chains”)
The Municipality of Perugia immediately offered support to the initiative
a concrete example of good practice in valorization
as explained by the project’s creator
the Chapel of San Severo and the Templar complex of San Bevignate witnessed the arrival of researchers and technicians from the Enea laboratories of the Frascati Research Center
engaged in three-dimensional scanning and laser-induced fluorescence operations to monitor the frescoes
Presented in 2017 at RomArché - Archaeological Publishing Salon at the Museum of the Baths of Diocletian
protect and increase the accessibility of strategic national cultural attractions through the use of new technologies for communication
the information acquired through laser scanning has been transformed into multimedia applications
immediately usable by the museum sites’ users
The Umbrian declination of the Save The Beauty project
in addition to the sites owned by the Perugia administration
Todi and Isola Polvese and was sponsored by the Ministry of Education
University and Research and the University of Perugia - Department of Letters
Literature and Ancient and Modern Civilizations
“We are celebrating the reopening of the Chapel of San Severo by presenting interventions that take place at a special moment
between the fifth centenary of Raphael and that of Perugino
and which represent the fruit of numerous and valuable collaborations,” said Perugia Municipality Culture Councillor Leonardo Varasano
who introduced the day before yesterday’smeeting at which the operations of adaptation
conservation and enhancement of the Chapel in Raphael Square carried out by the Municipality of Perugia in agreement with the Region of Umbria
Archives and Libraries Enhancement Service
a flagship cultural asset in 2020 and 2021
which recorded 30,000 admissions in two months in both years,” Varasano stressed
“is projected toward the summer period even more beautiful and welcoming thanks to the synergies put in place so far and also to the great commitment of the Municipality’s Culture Operating Unit.” The chapel is scheduled to open in April every day from 10 a.m
Travel technology provider Juniper the anchor tenant
Telecoms firm Vodafone has launched a new data center on the Spanish island of Majorca
The company this week announced the launch of a 140 sqm (1,500 sq ft) facility in Marratxí
in the Raiguer region of the Balearic Island
which provides technology for the likes of travel agents and tour operators
is the main tenant of the facility after the company needed more capacity than the telco was providing from data centers in San Severo (Madrid) and Palma de Mallorca
said: “It is pleasing to see the commitment that Vodafone acquires with Juniper in terms of quality and service certificates
which is in line with the values that Juniper incorporates into its products and services.”
The eight racks that Juniper has in the Palma data center will be moved to the new site in Marratxí
within a new room with capacity for 30 racks
Vodafone said it aims to host more than 500 Juniper servers across its facilities
“Vodafone has been present in Juniper's growth and international expansion for more than 15 years
so having the opportunity to continue at its side is a challenge and at the same time a source of pride for us,” said Laura Galián
director of Vodafone in the Balearic Islands
As well as the data centers in San Severo and Palma
Vodafone Spain operates a small facility in Murcia with capacity for 12 racks
it is excellent news that Vodafone has chosen this enclave for its new data center
a cutting-edge facility that reflects the quality of the service that this company offers to its clients.”
Vodafone recently announced a deal with UK telecom investment firm Zegona to sell its Spanish business
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A citizen admires Jago’s Look Down in Piazza del Plebiscito
during the recent ‘red zone’ level lockdown (photograph by the author)
In Naples’ crowded and chaotic Rione Sanità neighborhood sits the Sant'Aspreno ai Crociferi church
The façade itself is not uncommon of the city
which stands atop of relatively steep stone steps
included a life-sized half-bust stencil of a young man
which seems to stare out over the hustle of the street with eyes that are deep and all-knowing
If one is curious enough to inspect this stencil closer
they will find that the right eye is perfectly positioned atop of a keyhole
And if one puts their own eye to this keyhole
they will not find themselves squinting in at the interior of just another Neapolitan church
Their gaze will be met by a plethora of breathtaking statues and may even unexpectedly spy a sculptor at work in his vast and grand studio
Jago recently made headlines around the world when he “abandoned” a million-euro piece of work in the Piazza del Plebiscit
in the early hours of the first day of the national lockdown that was imposed on the Italian public in November
shackled to the stones of the public square by a thick
heavy chain which serves as the baby’s umbilical cord
It is an extremely powerful piece that speaks profoundly to the public in the cataclysmic time of corona
MutualArt was fortunate enough to be granted an opportunity for an exclusive in-person interview with the artist
whose phone has been ringing off the hook since the installation of Look Down
Jago’s calling came to him at a young age
knowing that one day he wanted to express himself through sculpture
While on a secondary school trip to the Sansevero chapel in Naples
the sculptor was shocked at the immense beauty of the interior
including the famed Cristo velato (Veiled Christ)
The 1753 marble statue is considered one of the finest pieces of sculpture in the world
that it was originally thought to have been created by a process of alchemy
and I did something that you couldn’t do
and that was to touch the sculpture (Cristo velato)
The officer and the other people inside were screaming
It was just the pure touch of a person very curious
the level of someone who wants to understand what the reality is
You can talk about the reality and you can talk about sculpture
but sculpture is something that you have to touch
but you need the experience to truly understand
because how many people visit that chapel daily
because I had to understand what I knew I loved
That fateful visit to the Sansevero chapel continued to resonate throughout the years that followed
culminating with the installation of Jago’s Figlio Velato (Veiled Son) in the chapel of the Basilica di San Severo fuori le mura
located the in the Sanità neighborhood of Naples
and is not to be confused with the Sansevero chapel
where Jago lived for two and a half years before relocating to Naples
Naples (photograph courtesy of the artist)
One of the many facets that makes Jago’s work so powerful is the blending of the historic and the modern
it is rich in the tradition of those masters who came before
while at the same time being extremely relevant and thus speaking to those who inhabit the world today and to those who will come after
historic buildings are rife with modern murals
graffiti and stencils (including Banksy’s Madonna with Pistol)
monolithic statues of saints like Domenico and poets like Dante stand proud above piazzas full of artists selling their current paintings
This makes the city the perfect place for Jago’s studio and vision
While Jago was not aware that somebody was going to place his portrait on the door of his studio
he did find out who the artistic culprit was the following week
as he found him waiting for him outside one day
“They’re the type of artist who wants to cover their face
because the way they work is not actually legal – it’s street art and the pure way
I think that I’m a street artist too
I have to do everything in respect to the rules
heavy and very expensive – so you have to be crazy in another way
Those guys have to be crazy because it’s illegal
I have to be crazy because I put one million euros on the street.”
Forming a real connection between his art and the people is something Jago is extremely passionate about
and it is one of the reasons why he chooses to take such risks like placing his work in the streets
‘stripping’ his sculpture of Pope Benedict XVI when he abdicated
A pivotal moment in his decision to relocate was when he returned to Naples for the installation of the Figlio Velato in the Basilica di San Severo fuori le mura
He wanted to prove to himself that his work really worked in its capacity as art for a community
If it held the power to make a real conversion in people
“When people follow your work for years
they recognize something that deeply belongs to them
If they can go outside and visit your sculpture
in a neighborhood known historically for criminality
It’s easy to put something in a museum
Everyone knows what’s inside of a museum: art
If I really want to prove to myself that my art really works for a community
then I have to put my art in a place that people typically don’t go to.”
When the Figlio Velato was first installed in the Sanità church
which was generally only visited by locals for mass on Sunday mornings
Jago understood that what he was doing worked
It was during this installation that the artist discovered the church he now uses as his studio and that will also become a museum very shortly; a place where people can come and view Jago’s finished pieces as well as watch the artist in the throes of creation
Jago’s work and artistic vison are of the utmost importance in our modern world
His blending of classical and contemporary
his tendency to push the boundaries in how we view art
and his inherent connection with the people will be appreciated and cherished for countless years to come
and the artworld is extremely fortunate to have him
Sant'Aspreno ai Crociferi is planned to open to the public on January 15
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An almost 100-year-old winery and an area naturally suited for the production of rich and fine wines
These elements would be enough to describe L'ANTICA CANTINA DI SAN SEVERO (fg) one of the most dynamic and long-lived Apulian wineries in the region.
Telling us the story of Antica Cantina is Ciro Caliendo
as has happened numerous times before for other historic businesses like this one
is a wall crowded with awards and recognitions
The Antica Cantina di San Severo is actually a social winery founded in 1933 and
it has its roots in local culture and culture
It is no coincidence that San Severo saw the first Apulian DOC recognized in 1968
a tangible sign of a peasant and winemaking custom that to define millenary is reductive
The strong point of the Antica Cantina's wine production is not only the synergic and joint work with its members who confer the quality grapes
but it is also represented by a thousand hectares cultivated according to a system of company certification and traceability that contributes to producing wines that represent the harmonious
joyful and elegant synthesis of the typicality of this land
the dream of many farmers has come to life: to offer the consumer the sensations that express at the same time the pleasantness and passion that the land of San Severo offers
It is the way to get to know our history and the culture of the land
toward which all the locals nurture a boundless passion
Castrum San Severo Bianco is made from a blend of Bombino
Rosso and Rosato round out the San Severo DOP offering
The Castrum Rosso is a wine with just the right structure
It releases aromas of plums and black cherry that blend with the floral of violets and cyclamen
Castrum Rosato" with its delicacy offers a fruity
intense bouquet with hints of peach to satisfy even the most sensitive palate
With the Nobiles line we find the typical varietals
Noble and positively austere is the Nobiles IGP obtained from Nero di Troia grapes
one of the native vines of lands cultivated on the slopes near the Gargano
Nobiles Nero di Troia has a full-bodied but refined structure and a taste of red fruits and spices that intrigue and intoxicate the palate
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The TimesAuthorities in Puglia have been using drones with heat-sensitive cameras to track a big black animal
The animal was seen on January 15 by Nicola Chiarappa
who owns a fireworks factory near San Severo
At first Mr Chiarappa thought the beast was a dog
but changed his mind after taking a closer look
“Then it jumped on to the bonnet of my car and ran off
Investigators believe that the animal may have belonged to a boss of the Sacra Corona Unita (United Sacred Crown)
A total immersion in the splendor of Neapolitan Baroque in the heart of the Neapolitan city
this is how the experience could be defined by anyone who visits one of Naples’ best-known monuments: the Sansevero Chapel
A place known to most as the custodian of one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of art
but the Chapel is a true treasure chest of sculptures
marbles and ornaments that leave one enraptured
At the center of the single nave is the Christ
opposite is the white monumentality of the High Altar
are four round arches that hold sepulchral monuments of the illustrious ancestors of the di Sangro
the family to which the architectural masterpiece belonged
are the extraordinary sculptures that constitute the Chapel’s other real treasures
after the Veiled Christ: just think of Disillusionment or Modesty
for the vault is masterfully decorated in fresco with the Glory of Paradise
appearances of angels and illusionistic architectural stratagems
And the whole was complemented by a labyrinthine floor
in part still visible in some parts of the building
such as near the tomb of Raimondo di Sangro
the one to whom we owe the 18th-century appearance of the Chapel (the iconographic layout that has come down to us)
but especially in the numerous remains in the museum’s storage room.As early as 1688
thus before the “remodernization” by the aforementioned Raimondo
Pompeo Sarnelli described in his Guida de’ forestieri
e d’intendere le cose più notabili della regal città di Napoli
the church of Santa Maria della Pietà de’ Sangri (otherwise called Pietatella) as follows: “is greatly embellished with works of the finest marble
around which are the statues of many worthy personages of that family with their eulogies,” placed “against the small
and lateral door of San Domenico Maggiore,” and founded by “Alessandro di Sangro Patriarch of Alexandria
and Archbishop of Benevento out of devotion to the Mother of God.”
According to legend (many legends are linked to the history of the Sansevero Chapel and to Raimondo himself)
saw a portion of the garden wall of the di Sangro family’s palace in Piazza San Domenico Maggiore collapse and the image of the Madonna appear as he was being dragged in chains to prison: it happened in the late 16th century
promised Our Lady to give her a silver lamp and an inscription if he was released from prison and declared innocent
and the sacred image of the Virgin began to be visited by pilgrims
who in turn received numerous other graces
it is said that even the duke of Torremaggiore
was the protagonist of an episode: seriously ill and turning to this effigy of Our Lady to ask her to make him well
he came back healthy and therefore had a small chapel dedicated to Santa Maria della Pietà erected
right on the spot where the Virgin had appeared to the innocent man
initiated significant enlargements and alterations to the original Pietatella as a sign of thanksgiving for his father’s recovery: he built a true building of devotion intended to house the tombs of the dynasty’s ancestors
The intention was precisely to welcome and reunite the members of the di Sangro family in one place
the same place where his father had been saved
Little remains of the Chapel’s17th-century appearance: basically
The interventions made by Alexander and the intent behind them are still testified to this day by theinscription visible on the main door: “Alexander of Sangro patriarch of Alexandria destined this temple
raised from the foundations to the Blessed Virgin
as a sepulcher for himself and his own in the year of the Lord 1613.” This is not the only inscription in the monumental chapel to testify to part of its history: in fact
on the side door one can read another long inscription
which in this case dates back to the 18th century
the glorious phase that saw Raimondo di Sangro (Torremaggiore
enter and devoutly pay your respects to the prodigious ancient work: the noble temple long since consecrated to the Virgin and majestically amplified by the ardent prince of Sansevero Don Raimondo di Sangro for the glory of his ancestors and to preserve to immortality his ashes and those of his own in the year 1767
Observe with attentive eyes and with reverence the urns of the heroes honored with glory and contemplate with wonder the praiseworthy homage to the divine work and the sepulchres of the deceased
and when you have rendered the honors due deeply reflect and depart”: with these words anyone who enters is greeted
It was in fact in the middle of the eighteenth century that the seventh prince of Sansevero carried out the extraordinary work that we still see today: its present appearance is in fact the result of the latter’s desire to build a great temple that would glorify all the members of his family
as attested by the words of Pompeo Sarnelli
already in the seventeenth century the chapel was enriched with many marbles and statues
with Raimondo’s rearrangement the Baroque exploded in every corner and detail: he commissioned from the leading sculptors of the time the statues placed near the pillars between the arches
which in the complex iconographic layout were to represent the Virtues
and from the most skilled painters the magnificent Glory of Paradise decorating the vault
Raimondo was a rather irreverent exponent of the di Sangro family: he used to try his hand at experiments
in the second volume of Giangiuseppe Origlia’sIstoria dello Studio di Napoli
a seminal text published in the mid-eighteenth century through which we learn about Raimondo’s detailed biography
inventions such as a peculiar arquebus that operated on both powder and compressed air
a type of wax and a type of silk made from plant species
and other oddities that aroused wonderment from citizens and foreigners alike
A creative and lively mind capable of giving birth to extraordinary reveries that he punctually realized
he possessed a great knowledge of languages
In 1737 he was inducted among the gentlemen of the chamber of King Charles III of Bourbon
he was made a knight of the Order of San Gennaro
He was also a valiant military man: he became colonel of the Capitanata regiment and took part in the war of Velletri
Then in 1751 his most famous literary work was published
the Lettera Apologetica: an apologia on an ancient communication system used by the Incas of Peru
or knots made of colored cords by means of which this population narrated events and stories
the text was a tool for Ramon to convey free thought on topics such as the origin of the world and man
the Church whose unnecessary meddling he did not tolerate
These themes were considered to be expressions of Freemasonry
to which di Sangro himself was considered to be linked
For this reason the Lettera Apologetica entered the forbidden books and was condemned by the Church and its author considered an exponent ofesotericism
A real myth was created around him because of his prodigious ingenuity and his being “a wonderful man predisposed to all the things he dared to undertake,” as his tombstone reads
Ramon’s unusual personality gave rise to numerous legends about both himself and the Chapel
became in the imagination an almost demonic place
incessant noises like that of a hammer on an anvil could be heard and infernal glows could be seen from the large windows
Ramon even committed murders: he had two of his servants killed to embalm their bodies in order to make the Anatomical Machines
he killed seven cardinals to make chairs out of their bones and skin
so that he would not allow him to make another masterpiece like that
that through an alchemical process he succeeded in marbling the veil of the Christ
It is also said that at the time of his death
the prince of Sansevero resourced and had a Moorish slave cut himself into pieces in order to fit well into a chest
from which he would emerge healthy at a given time; the di Sangro family
and the corpse tried to get up but immediately fell down
and there are even tales of close encounters with his spirit
the true meaning of the iconographic project that Ramon wanted to create in the Chapel through the marble sculptures is still unknown
but it has nevertheless often been likened to Freemasonry
Camillo Napoleone Sasso ’s description of it in the mid-nineteenth century in his Storia de’ monumenti di Napoli e degli architetti che gli edificavano dal stabilimento della monarchia
fino al nostro giorno largely mirrors the current one: as narrated in the nineteenth-century description
it is a “little temple worthy to be seen for the excellent works of sculpture therein
directed by the most feracious ingenuity of Raimondo di Sangro,” and “many noble and sumptuous Sepulchres with beautiful statues are seen.” The sepulchral monuments are placed in the side chapels and house the illustrious ancestors of the family
while the sculptures located between the arches are dedicated to the women of the family
which is intended to pay homage to Raimondo’s father
an initiatory path to lead to the knowledge of the soul
and the complexity of achieving it was further emphasized by the labyrinthine floor that the visitor would find himself walking along
the Prince of Sansevero was influenced by Cesare Ripa’sIconologia
since he also financed a five-volume reissue of the late 16th-century text
“Above the door of the church is the deposition of one di Sangro who armed with helmet and armor comes out with sword in hand from an iron chest,” Sasso writes: this is Cecco di Sangro
who during a campaign in Flanders remained hidden for two days in a chest to defeat his enemies and seize the fortress of Amiens
1729 - 1814) begins the glorification of the family that is accomplished within the Chapel and has been considered by many to be a kind of immortal guardian of the Masonic temple
and Modesty follow on the left; past the monumental High Altar and back toward the entrance
Sculptural masterpieces depicting as mentioned the Virtues that were made by artists such as Antonio Corradini (Venice
Decorum is personified by a naked young man wearing a lion skin on his hips and leaning on a column placed at his side topped by the feline’s head
symbolizing the victory of the human spirit over wild nature
Liberality is a refined female figure holding a cornucopia full of jewels and valuables in her left hand and coins and a compass in her right hand
The statue is set before one of the four faces of a pyramid (the other three are related to the Suavity of the Marital Yoke
Presumably the geometric figure symbolized in Ramon’s initiatory iconographic setup Egyptian wisdom
The Zeal of Religion is presented as a more complex sculptural group: an elderly man holds the light of Truth in one hand and a whip in the other; with one foot he treads on a book from which some snakes come out and bite a cherub
while two other putti lift a medallion on which are depicted the faces of two women
One woman personifies the Suavity of the Marital Yoke: she holds a feathered yoke and lifts two flaming hearts
while a winged putto lifts a pelican in one hand
The bird symbolizing Christ’s sacrifice on the cross refers toalchemy: it is emblematic of a particular vessel used for distillation and also of the philosopher’s stone
Sincerity is dedicated to Carlotta Gaetani
Raimondo’s wife: depicted gracefully
the woman holds a heart and a caduceus in her hands
and at her feet is placed a putto with two doves (in alchemy
the state of raw matter before it becomes the philosopher’s stone); the caduceus
A warrior holding a lion in chains represents Self Domination
the control of one’s passions-a typical theme in Freemasonry
Added to the subject are two cherubs and a medallion with the face of Raimondo’s grandmother
Geronima Loffredo.Education is depicted by a woman teaching a young boy
who in turn has Cicero’s De officiis in his open hands
Finally,Divine Love has the face of a cloaked youth raising a flaming heart
a reference to the fire the alchemist receives from God
are thus discernible in most of the statues of the Virtues
the sculptures of great significance in terms of both quality and meaning are placed on either side of the High Altar: on one side is Modesty and on the other is Disillusionment
“covered with a transparent veil under which all the features of the body are revealed,” as we read in the Storia de’ monumenti di Napoli (History of the Monuments of Naples); the second represents the prince’s father
in the features of “a man enveloped in a net from which he tries to extricate himself with the help of his own strength
The net stands almost entirely isolated without touching the statue
It is to be observed the attitude of the man who tries to get out of the net to conclude being this a non plus ultra among the works of art,” as Sasso relates
Francesco Queirolo masterfully renders a man’s attempt to free himself from sin through the net in which he is entangled
aided by a winged genie: the male figure is lifting the net off his head and has already freed his right arm and chest
The young helper points the man to a globe and the Bible
symbolizing worldly passions and the sacred
and on the base of the sculptural group is visible a bas-relief depicting Jesus giving sight to the blind man
an episode that well expresses the intent of the sculpture
When Raimondo’s mother died prematurely
his father began to take up a profligate life
but by now an old man he returned to Naples
repented of his mistakes and dedicated the last years of his existence to his faith
There is no other comparable sculpture in the history of art: the invention of the net wrapped around the body is an extraordinary example of virtuosity that the artist was able to accomplish with marble
If the net of Disenchantment affirms the great skill in mastering a material such as marble
the veil that covers the entire figure of Modesty
The woman elegantly turns her gaze in profile
and carries roses on her lap in the folds of the fabric
The transparent veil is finely modeled on the body and emphasizes the perfection achieved by the statue’s author
such as the broken tombstone and the lost gaze
A veil also covers the most famous masterpiece of the entire Chapel
as well as among the most famous in the history of art
which attracts numerous visitors from all over the world: the Veiled Christ
the marble work that Giuseppe Sanmartino created in the mid-18th century
Sasso described it as "a sculpture in which this excellent craftsman surpassed himself
like the Modesty which he set out to imitate
but which in the judgment of the connoisseurs surpassed him
One admires in it not only the transparency of the veil
but the artificial negligence of the sheet where the Divine Corpse rests and the expressive posture of the statue seeming truly a dead man." Sanmartino sculpted the life-size body of the dead Christ
and what is extraordinary is that he did it in a single block of marble
through which all the features of the body are perceived
are the result of such perfect sculptural skill that they seem to be of another material
to give a feeling of softness to the material
legend runs that the veil was created by Raimondo di Sangro through an alchemical process of marbling
as if to link this with Sanmartino’s masterpiece
is depicted in an immediately preceding episode
Here the Baroque takes center stage with volumes and forms that seem to spill out and with expressions of theatricality
As theatrical is the fresco on the vault created by Francesco Maria Russo: in the Glory of Paradise
the dove of the Holy Spirit crowned with a triangular-shaped nimbus
the geometric figure of the Worshipful Master in Freemasonry
the Veiled Christ was supposed to have been destined for the underground Cavea
a sort of cave below the main nave that would have housed the tombs of the family’s ancestors; the sepulchral project was not realized as conceived by the prince
which have perfectly preserved the entire circulatory system
The anatomical systems were carried out by physician Giuseppe Salerno
but the legend still remains that the prince had two of his servants killed and embalmed
partly because Ramon used to carry out experiments in the medical field as well
The figure of the prince of Sansevero is one of the most enigmatic and shrouded in mystery
mainly as a result of the many legends surrounding him: immortal he still stands vigil in his Chapel in his sepulchral monument
which is accessed from the third arch on the left
topped by symbols celebrating his military activity
scientific experiments and literary passion: all the things he dared to undertake and for which he was remarkably predisposed
(ANS - Vatican City) - On Saturday 22 May 2021
Holy Father Francis received in audience Cardinal Marcello Semeraro
Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
and during the audience authorized the same Congregation to promulgate the Decree concerning the heroic virtues of the Servant of God Felice Canelli (1880-1977)
Priest of the Diocese of San Severo (Foggia
The Diocesan Inquiry was held at the Curia of San Severo (Fg) from 25 March 2009 to 30 November 2013
under the guidance of the Relator Fr Zdzisław Józef Kijas
whether the Servant God exercised the virtues to a heroic degree
the Special Congress of Theological Consultors was held on 29 September 2020 and the Ordinary Session of Cardinals and Bishops on 4 May 2021
The Cause of Beatification and Canonization
promoted by the Diocese of San Severo and the parish of Croce Santa
is followed by the Salesian Postulation in the persons of Fr Pierluigi Cameroni
Postulator General for the Causes of Saints of the Salesian Family
Fr Felice Canelli was born in San Severo (Fg) on 14 October 1880 to Gabriele and Teresa Marchitto; on October 17 he received Holy Baptism and Confirmation in the Cathedral Parish
He was 8 years old when he first received the Holy Eucharist; at the age of 12
His tireless apostolic activity saw him as an animator of Christian life in every field of the apostolate
Fr Canelli was also always attentive to social life: it was he who invited Fr Romolo Murri and Fr Luigi Sturzo to give lectures to the young and the general public
Anticipating the demands of the Second Vatican Council
he valued the apostolate of the laity to permeate society with Christian values
The desire of Jesus to kindle the fire of charity in all areas of human life well outlines the spiritual physiognomy of the new Venerable Fr Canelli
a milestone in the social doctrine of the Church
coetera tolle and the Salesian educational binomial "good Christians and upright citizens"
lived his long and intense priestly ministry with tireless pastoral charity and made himself "everything for everyone" (1 Cor 9:22) to win souls to the Lord
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It took a loaded pistol pointed at Lazzaro D'Auria's head for the Italian landowner to finally say yes to the demands of the country's newest and most violent mafia
The Puglia farmer had resisted their extortion attempts in the past; threats
But an early morning visit from a dozen men
forced him to agree to their demand for 150,000 euros a year
making him one of the few people to ever denounce Foggia's little-known and long-ignored mafia known for its extreme violence
the local mafia could be weakened," D'Auria
who has lived under police protection since 2017
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who sees recent crackdowns by authorities as a sign the mafia can be weakened if locals overcome their fears
Its bloody clan wars were once dismissed as farmers' feuds
but the local mafia operating in the northern part of the Puglia region is finally setting off alarm bells inside the Italian state
It is sometimes referred to as the ‘Fourth Mafia’ - after Sicily's Cosa Nostra
Calabria's 'Ndrangheta and Naples' Camorra
But interest in its activities has come late
as Italy's youngest mafia already has a stranglehold over the province
While the other main mafias have graduated to less visible
including infiltrating the legitimate economy
the Foggia mafia is still in a nascent phase
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seeking a strategy of silence to stay unnoticed," Vaccaro said
The ‘Foggia mafia’ is a catch-all label for a syndicate comprising different groups
The province of Foggia has Italy's third-highest homicide rate
and five of the 16 murders last year were mafia-related
Family-based ‘battalions’ from different areas often cooperate
dividing extortion money that pays associates and prisoners
When conflicts sometimes arise over the division of the illicit proceeds
there are quarrels and the battalions clash and start killing each other," said deputy police chief Mario Grassia
from military-style armed robberies of freight trucks in Cerignola to the old-school tactics used in the city of Foggia
where nighttime bombings of storefronts and cars persuade hesitating shopkeepers to pay up
Farmers in San Severo like D'Auria often find their olive trees felled
their harvests torched or tractors or livestock stolen
whose spectacular coast welcomes tourists as well as Albanian drug shipments
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Every once in a while we find something serious
bodies of missing people," prosecutor Vaccaro said
During a recent drive with police through the city of Foggia
AFP saw countless reminders of the bloodshed that has terrorised the population for decades
but there's a settling of accounts," said a detective who requested anonymity
Deputy chief Grassia said he was particularly concerned by three of last year's murders being committed by minors
"Those participating in these gangs have kinship ties with subjects linked to organised crime," he said
The newest danger posed by the mafia is infiltrating public institutions
Foggia's city council was dissolved in 2021 due to mafia infiltration and its mayor arrested on corruption charges
one of five local governments in the province dissolved since 2015
including Rocco Moretti and Roberto Sinesi
have been jailed as authorities try to wrest control of the territory from the mafia
But the upcoming release of one of their rivals
and last month's prison escape of Gargano boss Marco Raduano
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi visited Foggia in February to seek to reassure locals
including adding what local authorities say are badly-needed surveillance cameras and street lamps
prosecutors and courts are desperately needed to counter the "climate of fear and intimidation
the cultural and social poverty" in the deprived area
Only one courthouse serves the entire province
which has a backlog of over 12,000 criminal cases waiting to be tried
or the criminals will take it," said Vaccaro
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.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Marisa Vinciguerra | mvincigu@siadvance.comSTATEN ISLAND
25 for the marriage and reception of Brigette Marie Barletto of Old Bridge
and Nicholas John Sansevero III of Westerleigh
Mariners Harbor officiated at the evening ceremony
The bride is the daughter of Marilyn and Daniel Barletto of Port Richmond
The bridegroom is the son of Patricia and Nicholas Sansevero Jr
The newlyweds spent their honeymoon in Aruba
Sansevero is a graduate of Port Richmond High School.She is a teacher in Manalapan
Sansevero is a graduate of Port Richmond High School.He attended St
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famous for its baroque and the suggestive Veiled Christ
is preparing to host for the first time a dialogue between contemporary art and tradition
the English artist Darren Almond presents his personal exhibition “Rags”
a project produced in collaboration with the Alfonso Artiaco GalleryThe exhibition is accompanied by a second event
hosted in the same gallery in Piazzetta Nilo
The central idea of “Rags” was born from the photographs taken by Almond in his London studio Lucian Freud
The English artist immortalised the dirty cloths used by Freud to clean his brushes
transforming them into large mental landscapes
The connection between the painted cloths and the sculptural folds of the Veiled Christ of Giuseppe Sanmartino it is evident and represents the meeting point between past and present
spreading a veil of paint and colour on the rag canvases,” explains Almond
underlining the reference to marble lightness which characterizes the works of the Sansevero Chapel
The exhibition “Rags” is set in a unique context
where six large-scale works will be exhibited in the main nave
The observer is invited to immerse himself in the details of the transformed photographs
recalling the dynamic materiality of the draperies and the delicacy of the veils of Modesty and the Veiled Christ
explains: “We welcome contemporary art as a continuation of the message of the Prince of Sansevero
Almond’s works reflect the dialogue between life and death that characterizes this place”
the Alfonso Artiaco Gallery home “Songbirds and Willows”
an exploration of Almond's art through different artistic languages
The second appointment completes a journey that winds through the heart of the ancient center of Naples
creating a dialogue between sacred space and exhibition space
Darren Almond has a 20-year relationship with Naples and the Galleria Alfonso Artiaco
having already held six exhibitions in the city
“I spent an hour every day in the Cappella Sansevero
That magnificent marble work stays with you forever,” says Almond
describing the impact that the Veiled Christ has had on his art
His works celebrate time as a circular concept
challenging the linear conception of Western society
“Almond lifts the thin veil that divides life and death
inviting the viewer to reflect on their memories in a timeless context.”
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Il Museo Cappella Sansevero adheres to European Heritage Days 2024
with a special initiative aimed at celebrating the intercultural tradition and progressive thinking of the VII Prince of Sansevero
the museum will exceptionally exhibit the original edition of the Apologetic Letter
the most significant work of Raimondo di Sangro
on the occasion of the European Heritage Days
is also committed to a cultural solidarity project
A portion of the proceeds from September 28 (€1,00 for each paying visitor) will be donated to the State Archives of Naples for the restoration of historical drawings from notarial protocols from the XNUMXth to XNUMXth centuries
These are documents that represent monuments and views of Naples and that accompanied deeds of sale or contracts for the commission of works
constituting a unique heritage that deserves to be preserved for future generations
The European Heritage Days are the largest cultural event in Europe
this year dedicated to the theme Heritage on the move
chosen by the Council of Europe and shared by the participating countries
which invites us to explore the traces of cultural interactions that have contributed to the formation of our identity
La Apologetic Letter of the Academic Exercise of the Crusca perfectly represents this theme
demonstrating the modernity of thought of Prince Raimondo di Sangro and his openness towards non-European cultures
the Prince of Sansevero shows a cosmopolitan and nonconformist mind
eager to explore the cultures and customs of distant peoples to promote intercultural dialogue already in the eighteenth century
Published in early 1751 by the Prince's private printing house
the Apologetic Letter defends an ancient communication system of the Incas: the whopu
The prince signs himself with the name of an academic of the Crusca
and uses the work to express his unorthodox point of view on various subjects
including the miracle of San Gennaro and the origin of the world and man
This approach earned him the reputation of an irreverent and libertine thinker and led to the condemnation of the work by the Church
which placed it on the Index of Prohibited Books
the Apologetic Letter represents a critique of the limits of the dominant European culture
arguing that cultural diversity does not imply backwardness
Di Sangro rejected the vision of the Incas as “savages,” proposing an alternative perspective in the name of cultural relativism
which was emerging precisely thanks to works such as his
Reservations are required on Sansevero Chapel Museum website
we remind you that the last entry is permitted up to 30 minutes before closing
because on Thursday 30 January 2020 the "Portrait of Raimondo di Sangro"Will join the Museum Cappella Sansevero of Naples
It is a beautiful work created by Francis de Mura of the prince of San Severo
This painting represents the Prince Raimondo di Sangro in an attitude of pride
wearing a red sash that falls on his right shoulder and the mantle that surrounds him
The armor of a leader is a reference to his military performance
having been colonel of the Captain regiment from 1743
On the breastplate you can also distinguish the typical emblem of the of Sangro blue and gold colors
This is an important acquisition for the Museo Cappella Sansevero
those who want to can visit the Museum for a convenient price
by purchasing a ticket a 5 euros for over 25s and 3 € for people aged between 10 and 25 years
In the context of Art Night of December 16, 2017 la San Severo Chapel will do an 'extraordinary evening opening with ticket for only 3 euro
In fact, from 19.00 am to 23.30 pm anyone can access by paying the reduced price and visit all the wonders found inside this magnificent chapel. First, you can't miss the wonderful Veiled Christ
made by Sammartino commissioned by Prince Raimondo di Sangro and made from a single piece of marble whose particularity is the thin veil that covers the face of Jesus
In the Chapel there are also the beautiful Statues of Virtue and Anatomical Machines
two bodies whose circulatory system is perfectly preserved
which precisely includes this 3 euro entrance in the Sansevero Chapel
stories and legends”And the whole historic center will be animated by events
Saturday December 14 2019 the seventh edition of the Art Night 2019
an event promoted by the Second Municipality and dedicated to the cultural and social development of the city of Napoli
On the occasion of this event the beautiful one San Severo Chapel will offer all guests a fantastic evening opening
guests can visit the beautiful museum site at a really fantastic price
in fact the cost of the ordinary admission ticket will be reduced from 8 euros to 5 euros and for visitors under 30 it will only cost 3 euros
Located near the Piazza San Domenico Maggiore
the San Severo Chapel identifies itself as one of the most important museums of the Neapolitan city
houses masterpieces such as the Veiled Christ
a work known throughout the world for the grace and delicacy of the veil that rests on the body of Christ
and then again the Modesty and the famous ones Anatomical Machines, two stripped bodies where it is possible to observe the entire circulatory system
For the event the ticket office will be open exceptionally from 20pm to 15pm
tickets can be purchased only at the ticket office
and part of the proceeds will be donated to the association "Amref Health Africa"
committed to carrying out water projects in Africa
in underground cavea of the Sansevero Chapel Museum in Naples you can visit the beautiful exhibition In Vitro Humanitas by the Venetian artist Mauro Bonaventura
the exhibition will include the display of two human bodies made with the lampwork glass technique which will be in contact with the two famous Eighteenth-century anatomical machines
The suggestive exhibition will be open to visitors until 30 January 2023
during the same opening hours to the public as the Museum
The Sansevero Chapel in Naples is one of the best known and most visited museums in the city
inside it contains truly wonderful works of art such as the Veiled Christ by Giuseppe Sanmartino
the anatomical machines of Prince Raimondo Di Sangro and for a few days also the contemporary installations by Mauro Bonaventura
Glass is at the center of the works of art
a truly precious material not only for Mauro Bonaventura
but also for Raimondo Di Sangro himself who
had “a furnace in the shape of that of the vetraj
with which he was able to devote himself to the coloring of glass
Sansevero Chapel Museum, Via Francesco de Sanctis, 19/21, 80134 Naples NA
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A special initiative was undertaken by Museo Cappella Sansevero of Naples
in fact to celebrate the victory of the scudetto of the azzurri
arrange an extraordinary opening with a reduced ticket
Tuesday 6 June 2023 from 09:00 to 19:00 the Museum will welcome all guests with a ticket costing only 3 euros
a very special initiative for all those who have never visited this site or who are curious to visit it for the first time
By purchasing a ticket with a special cost
you can visit one of the most important museums in Naples and the wonderful works preserved in it
as we remember the wonderful sculpture of Veiled Christ
Tuesday is normally the closing day of the Museo Cappella Sansevero
but on the occasion of this beautiful victory
the site will be open to welcome all guests
in order to participate in the visit it will be necessary buy the ticket from the cost of 3 euros and
wearing or carrying an accessory or personal item of the Soccer Naples
The reservation must be done through the official site of the Museum
where you can also proceed with the purchase of the ticket
You can rent the audio guide but the guided tours for this day will not be available
It will certainly be a special day and all the proceeds from the tickets will be donated toASD Spartak San Gennaro Association
or a popular and free football school that welcomes children and teenagers from the center of Naples
Sansevero Museum official website
A program of very interesting events proposed by San Severo Chapel in the heart of the historic center of Naples where
theatrical guided tours and esoteric itineraries will be held to discover all the secrets of the Chapel
The visits will also take place in the evening making the experience even more suggestive
Spring brings to the Sansevero Chapel of Naples a very inviting novelty for all history buffs and this magnificent monument in the heart of the city: evening visits with thematic routes
there are three proposals for visits and they include the esoteric path "Symbols and secrets of the Sansevero Chapel"
the theatrical guided tour “The Testament of Stone” and the visit by the director of the Sansevero Chapel Museum “Raimondo di Sangro: a life at work”
The dates proposed are for now six and we remember that to participate is booking is essential on the dedicated online platform that you can find on the official website
20.00 Hours: Symbols and secrets of the Sansevero Chapel
20.00 hours: Raimondo di Sangro: a life at work
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