Colombaio#4
where Giovanni and Pacifica Silvestroni are emtombed.
The faceing wall is a list
of the dead that are entombed in the floor . The square cover in the floor ,just
before that wall, opens up and the bodiesare lowered into the pit with a rope.
The first one in is on the bottom, the last one in is on the top. Giovanni and
There are two different
types of burial in this Colombio. The communal pit, if you look at the picture
again on the walls left and right of the facing wall, honeycomb tombs. The
honeycomb tombs measure three feet high and three feet wide and about seven feet
deep. Once the body is placed inside the tomb it is then sealed off with a
polished stone cover plate. The outside of the stone is carved
with the identity of the body ,date of birth and date of death.
Close-up
of facing wall
A
close up of the inscription on wall
Colobaio#1
where Severino and Annunziata
Caglini, my grandmother Rita’s mother and father, are entombed.
They
are in one of the honeycomb type tombs
There
was not a picture of Annunziata
A
close up of Severino Caglini
My
grand uncle the priest. He is located in Colombaio N3. To get to Colombaio 3 you
must first enter Colombaio 2 then go down a stairway to enter Colombaio 3. A
flashlight is a must. He is located far
to the left of the stairway .
Saint
Severino. The room that he is in is annexed to the church Duomo Vecchio where he
served as it’s pastor. The church is located high above the city of
It
is located outside of San Severino in a small village called Biagi
Alter
inside the
A
close up view of the alter
Behind
the alter is a picture of San Pietro
Ceremonial
wine,oil and water are kept. These are the same containers used by Don Pasquale
Silvestroni.
Picture
was taken from the alter faceing the entrance to the chuch.
The
metallic cross that Don Pasquale contracted in
Statue
of S. Giuseppe presented to Don Pasquale in 1902 by the bishop Francesco
Mazzuoli.
The
painting is mounted next to statues is dated 1600-if you look very closely ar
the bottom right hand corner you could make it out.
The
85 year old custodian who gave me the tour of the church.