The Ripatransone Digital Library

Title: Camillo Perazzoli ( The adventurous youngness of my grandfather) Editor: Anna Rita Perazzoli Keywords : Letters, Documents during the American Period and the War World I (1907-1919) Pages: 216 Year: 2016 Typography: Fast Edit - Acquaviva Picena (AP) Genre: Non Fiction Language: Italian This series of letters shows to the reader the life of a teenager with a strong sense of the adventure, love for the life and in particular curiosity. In August of 1907 he left Ripatransone for New York, not for tourism but for necessity. He was the ideal candidate of the "American Dream" in his letters there is no trace of his relationship with the New Yorkers due to a low level of English language but in this book there is a postcard of the young subway (it was three years old) The title of this postcard is "The Brooklyn Subway" and there is a carriage under a tunnel and passengers well dressed looking at the reader,...

A Collection Of Family Letters During The Second World War (1940-45) Edited by: Anna Rita Perazzoli                                                          Original Title: Stiamo Tutti Bene Title: We Are All Well Editor: Mrs Anna Rita Perazzoli Publisher: Fast Edit Publication Date: 2015 Pages: 433 Language: Italian Photos (Italo Perazzoli) Every town has a hero, even Ripatransone. His name was Luigi Massi, during the June of 1944, he risked his life for his loved ones and Ripatransone render harmless the German's  landmines. The chronicles of that past time tell us that a large number of this bombs were put, in a cave, under the town, with the precise goal of a complete destruction. Another proud citizen was Rolando Perazzoli, in the letters written for his brothers and parents, we see, gradually, t...

Scritto da: Brunilde Neroni Edizione "Cantina dell'Arte" Pagine: 70 Anno: 1992 A fundamental point for a memoir book is to establish a direct and emotional involvement of the reader and this magic happens here, through a letter of Luigi Focaracci. Luigi was a friend of Luciano, he tells us some of his character, his preferences, curiosities and so one, one of them is infinite love for Ripatransone, his village. In his letter Luigi remember his days passed in Rome and his first meeting with Luciano. Luciano was a mighty man, he was tall with a tender heart and noble, his favorite musician was Wagner and being a "Ripano" he a "lover" of the good wine and food. One day Luciano was invited to lunch from a friend, he ate everything, at the point that his friend looked at him and said "Lucià (Luciano in dialect) for the next time I'll made a suit for you, rather that inviting you for lunch". The central part of this book...

Scritto Da. Antonio Giannetti, Edito da Fastedit 2014 (Pagine 95)                                             (The Nativity)                                                                   (The Crucifixion) In this short publication Antonio, a friend of Uno tells us the story of this men. Uno, was born at Ripatransone in 1890 and died in 1982. For the "Ripani" (= The inhabitants of Ripatransone) Uno was our Leonardo da Vinci, being a sculptor, an important magistrate, a philanthropist and also a patron. His sculptures can be admired at the Immaculate Church (Mainly known as St.Philip Neri) they are: The Baptistry, performed in 1938 with the title of "Baptism of Jesus in the river Jordan". O...

Scritto da: Edoardo Aldo Cerrato - Alberto Pulcini Collana: Storia e Arte nel territorio ripano, Quaderni di Ricerca 3/2006 The first essay is written by Edoardo Aldo Cerrato titled "An Immoderate Love For Christ" dedicated to the figure of St. Philip. He analyze the particularity of the saint to the soul of every human being, observing and developing the skills of everyone, in a context of the creation of a better society based on spirituality and human relationships.. The second  essay is written by Alberto Pulcini is titled "Martyr and Catacombs"   In the first paragraph the author introduces historically the martyrs and catacombs remembering the meaning of martyr as a person died for the love for Christ and the Priscilla catacombs. Somewhere on this catacombs were buried St. Aurelis Procope after the Constantine’s Peace and edified at the St Silvestro's Church, inside the garden of Villa Ada in Rome. The plaque is fundamental for the identifica...

Alfredo Rossi Pagine: 404 Anno: 2007 Linea Grafica di Centobuchi In the first chapter Alfredo describes the origins and landscape of Ripatransone. According to verifiable documents he tells us that this town was known since the Roman Empire, they called it as ” Cuprae Mons” which means   “hill of Cupra” an ancient Goddess. During the medieval period, it was called as “Propugnaculum Piceni” due to its geographical position, perched on an hill and impregnable by soldiers. An historical from Ripatransone, P.Luigi – Antonio Vicione, wrote the   “Dissertation on the existence of Ripatransone, before the 1198 and demonstrated by diplomatic documents” He tells us that, before this   time, there were four castles and the founder was Transone, a   Francs’ commander, lived in   the IX century. Ripatransone is rich of history and art, the founder of the Archaeological museum was Cesare Cellini (1832-1903) this museum is  a rich collection...

A cura di: Don Antonio Capriotti e Alberto Pulcini Ripatransone 2004 Quaderni per la Ricerca n°8 Croma Group SRL – Grottammare – Italia   The Immaculate Conception (St. Philip) -Photo by Italo Perazzoli The tourists should know that the name of this church is "The Immaculate Conception" but it also called as St. "Philip's church" In the past time this church was dedicated to the Immaculate Conception for the presence of a painting, painted by a student of Pietro da Cortona. Today we call it St. Philp because inside the church there is a sanctuary with the relics of the saint. Alessandro Fedeli From Ripatransone was one of the best pupil of St. Philip. He was obedient and respectful and thanks to the Saint he became a priest. He was noticed by St. Philip for his methodology , for ten years without interruption he went to San Girolamo della Carità for confession and for his spiritual exercises. Germanico Fedeli Was the nephew o...

Rolando Perazzoli   Stories of Ripatransone  From the Writings of Garzoni, Quattrini and Tanursi Dagli Scritti di Garzoni, Quatrini e Francesco Gaetano Tanursi Archeoclub d'Italia Sede di Ripatransone COMMENT: The "rebus ripanis" is a collection of letters concerning the history of Ripatransone written in Latin. The first version of De "rebus ripanis" was written by a humanist Giovanni Garzoni from Bologna end a theologian of Ripatransone known as Giovanni Paci. The first edition was written by Garzoni from 1497 to 1781, when Gaetano Tanursi published in Rome other than the past writings of Garzoni and Quatrini and a treatise entitled " Historiarum Ripanarum Epitome" and his personal writings "Ripanae Historiae Fragmenta", entitled by him with the title of "De Rebus Ripanis" Giovanni Garzoni was born in Bologna in the 1419 in a noble family, he studied medicine but his main interests were the letters. He w...

Author: Rolando Perazzoli Title: Il Monterone Ripa anni trenta (The Monterone, Ripa 1930) Page121 Year 1996 Comment: The “Monterone”  is a park situated at the end of the town, close to the police station (Carabinieri) a perfect place where socialize, surrounded by trees, birds and a wonderful view to the Adriatic sea. The main character is Rolando Perazzoli, he tells us his childhood, the centrality of the family, poverty and true friendships. In Italy during the 1930 the life was not simple, the majority of the population was poor and eat a piece of meat was impossible. Despite this situation, they were proud, there were solidarity and dignity and they felt  lucky to live in a village where at the centre there is the person. Reading this historical autobiography you will discover curiosities, places and picturesque personages as Fefè (a funny alcoholic), Giggì d' Tattalà (an intellectual homeless), and Nénè (a proud and heroic anti – fascist) This is a pl...

Written by: Giorgio Settimo Page: 141 Year: 1975 Publisher: G.Cesari Ascoli P. Italy This is a dissertation written by Giorgio Settimo is an homage to Ascanio Condivi, the biographer of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Reading this historical document, the reader will know more profoundly the character of Ascanio, his public life and his loved Ripatransone (the town where he was born) He was a moderately talented sculptor and architect, he was born in Ripatransone in 1525 and he died here in 1574. According to the author the majority of his artist works has been lost during the years and we cannot say that he was a mediocre painter. Undoubtedly Ascanio was famous for being a disciple and first biographer of Michelangelo, this is proved by historical documents and reasoning based on true and verifiable facts. This book is divided into three chapters, the most interesting are "Ascanio Condivi Writer" here the reader can read the origin and development of ...

by Ascanio Condivi Publisher: Athene Pages: 175 Ascanio was a moderately talented painter sculptor and architect from Ripatransone in the Marches. He is remembered today for his biography of his friend Michelangelo Buonarroti. This biography is divided into three parts: To the Pope "Julius III", to "The Readers" and "The Life of Michelangelo" According to historical documents at that times, there were a strong competition between Ascanio Condivi, from Ripatransone, the first and authorised biographer of Michelangelo and the antagonist Giorgio Vasari from Florence. A reason for their hatred is their geographic origin, one from a miniscule and unknown village and the other from the city. Most probably Vasari did not accepted that Ascanio was a friend of Michelangelo According to some literary critics Ascanio was the unique biographer this is proved by this biography and in particular when Ascanio reveals the intimate life of Michelangelo. (Dialogue...

Author: Adolfo Polidori Pages:260 Publisher: La Rapida, Fermo - Italy The scold's bridle is an instrument of torture to punish the blasphemer, it was used by the gendarmerie of the Papal State. This historical novel runs between the 1817 and the1846 at Ripatransone, a small town in the Marches region, in Italy. The main characters are Adamo Caporossi and Giuseppe Cardini. Adamo is a farmer apparently rude, but with a noble soul. Despite his inability to read and write, Adamo was aware and in favor of the unity of Italy. In the Marches region, ther were an imminent  transaction from a pontifical state to a democratic state. Giuseppe Cardini was a doctor from Pollenza a town in the province of Macerata. He was a clever and honest man with an ideal: The Unity of Italy, he was known with the appellation of "Carbonaro" The Charcoal Burners (Carbonari) were a secret and revolutionary society founded in the 19th century. Their revolution was to built a patriotic and liber...

Author: Giorgio Settimo Pages:224 Published: 1979 Language: Italian The "Historical Profile Of Ripatransone" is written in a unique chapter, it covers a long historical period from Neolithic to the XX century. it starts with the description of the main road from Grottammare, a coastal town to Ripatransone, which is supported on five hills. The main historical arguments are the neverending battle, hate and skirmishes, between Ripatransone and Fermo, the second most important city after Ascoli Piceno. The main historical events with a direct of indirect connection to Ripatransone, the positive relationship with the Popes and other historical personages. The local personages are Transone, which was the founder of Ripatransone, during the time of Charlemagne, Attone di Boccabianca, a warrior, the Fedeli's family, the hero Santoro Pucci, Bruti Liberati and M. Benvignati. The most loved heroin of Ripatransone "Virginia"...