L'articolo World War II, could soon be named a soldier discovered in the hills of Salerno proviene da Charme.

L'articolo In Palazzo Zevallos the appointment with the historic houses of Naples proviene da Charme.

The story starts much earlier, however, 150 years ago, even to the fourth century after Christ, when you have the first evidence of the Jewish presence in southern Italy, until 1510 with the edict in which King Ferdinando the Catholic ordered the expulsion of Jews from the Kingdom of Naples, which turned into an expulsion in 1541. an important role in the roots of the Jewish community in Naples were the Rothschilds, as evidenced by docunenti on display through Carl Rothschild contributed significantly to the facilities for worship and a increasingly important role of the community in the city economy. He was responsible for the first seat of Villa Pignatelli and also the opening of the synagogue, also in the neighborhood of Chiaja, which was rented by and then purchased later with the help of community members. It was there, as is clear from the photos, in 1966, Cardinal Ursi sanctioned the friendship between the Catholic and Jewish communities by visiting their synagogue.
Among the many photographs stand out ones that show the flourishing commercial activity of the Jews in Naples. But Jewish life in the city of Partenope is also linked to that of the most typical of Naples, such as calcium. In fact, the exhibition does not forget the figure of Giorgio Ascarelli successful businessman in the textile industry but also fond of sports: it was he who in 1926 founded the Naples Football, the sports club that picked up all the small existing teams in the city giving rise to epic club blue. One can also see the evidence of the Holocaust and of the many Jewish families Neapolitan first discriminated against and then deported during the years of Nazi fascism.

“The Jewish Community of Naples, 1864/2014: 150 years of history”
From January 14 to February 28, 2015
State Archives of Naples, piazzetta Grande Archivio, 5
Free admission
Guided tours of the exhibition by reservation: tel. +39.081.5638256
e-mail: as-na@beniculturali.it
For schools: +39.081.7643480 – as-na@beniculturali.it

L'articolo An exposure celebrating 150 years of the Jewish Community of Naples proviene da Charme.

The conference in memory of the son of Maria Cristina of Savoia, the queen saint of Naples, to be chaired by the head teacher Vincenzo Giannone (promoter of the event), is expected, among others, the presence of the mayor of Scafati, Pasquale Aliberti, of the Cultural Antonio Fogliame. With them also the writer Francesco Maurizio Di Giovine which will focus on the last months of life of the King of Naples; Annamaria Nazzaro, child psychiatrist, who will probe the mind of “Franceschiello” by producing a thorough psychobiography. On stage also the researcher Massimo Cimmino who will share with the audience his “reflections unpublished” of Francesco II of Borbone. The calendar also includes interventions Marina Lebro (anthropologist) that will focus on “dynamism and relevance of local products“; Enzo Amato, musician, who will talk about the influence of Neapolitan music on Europe. Again: Maria Rosaria Bacchini, coordinator of the Libraries of the University of Naples Federico II, will address the topic of “medical training in Bourbon” while Edoardo Vitale, magistrate, director of “”L’Alfiere” discuss “Traditionalism active real challenge globalization“. Finally Pietro Golia journalist and editor of Controcorrente, will explore the themes of “Southern Question” and the “independence of the South“. The conference will be cheered by the exhibition on the last of the Borbone singing tenor Vincenzo Acanfora.

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L'articolo A conference to commemorate Francesco II of Borbone, the last king of Naples proviene da Charme.

But now let’s jump back more than seven centuries. The story goes that at the dawn of October 29, 1268, in the place where today stands the Church of Sant’Eligio, a few steps from the church of Santa Croce al Mercato, was erected a scaffold where, shortly after being imprisoned and subjected to a mock trial, he was beheaded, just 16 years, the last descendant of Frederick II of Swabia: Corrado V of Hohenstaufen, known for her slender figure and young, “Corradino”. With his death ended a family, but the sacrifice of the young scion of the family Swabian cost to Charles of Anjou, the hatred of the entire population of Naples. But there was Corradino in Naples in those years? And why Anjou wanted him dead? It ‘easy to say.

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In 1266, at the tender age of fourteen, Corradino was called in by Italian Ghibelline faction still hoped that intervention of the Swabians to get rid of Anjou who in those months, thanks to the victory of Charles of Anjou, brother of the King of France , on the Swabian Manfred of Sicily, son of Frederick II (defeated and killed in battle, in Benevento), had virtually taken possession of the Kingdom of Naples. Welcomed, Corradino entered Rome triumphantly, laying the groundwork for an easy victory in the South at the expense of the dynasty Alps. It was then that Charles of Anjou, abandoned the siege of the Muslim colony of Lucera, undertook to honor a promise made to the Pope, marched to intercept as soon as the German army. After the initial skirmishes, the two leaders agreed to compete in a pitched battle that took place at the turn of the Kingdom of Naples, in the locality Scurcola near Tagliacozzo, in Abruzzo (now in the province of L’Aquila), 23 August 1268. the outcome of the battle remained uncertain for a long time, until the Angevins managed to get the better of taking advantage of the strength of their cavalry. For the Swabians was the total route. And the battle turned into a horrible massacre: the fallen from the ranks Ghibelline, were counted in the thousands. Many were tortured and then burned alive after having surrendered.

At first Corradino managed to evade capture, starting as humiliating a daring escape into the countryside, host of people who probably did not even know him. In the end, achieved with his companions in Torre Astura, location of the low Lazio coast near Neptune, tried to take to the sea, probably headed for the faithful Pisa. But here he was betrayed, according to legend, by Giovanni Frangipane, lord of those places, ancient ghibellino and friend of the Emperor Frederick II, who had it delivered to the troops of Charles of Anjou. Conducted in Naples in chains, Corradino was imprisoned in Castel dell’Ovo, summarily tried on charges of treason and finally sentenced to death.

Tradition says that he was beheaded on October 29 1268 in the presence of an indignant crowd and riot also held contempt for the treatment and the rights guaranteed to a prisoner of royal blood: an infamous murder, more than a political crime. The friar and historian “minorita” beneventano Isidoro Cozzi relates how, once stood on the scaffold, the boy desperately sobbing: “Oh mother, oh my mother, what news you hear” taking care with dignity most of the pain that the mother of his own unhappy fate. History and legend are interwoven in the report that, before placing the head on the block, he embraced with a look at the square and then slipped off a glove, to launch him into the crowd: an open invitation to avenge; un’ardimentosa and provocative challenge to the usurpers; a solicitation to dynastic continuity.

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Well, on this and other aspects of the tragic adventure of Corradino will build the path dramatized staged by artists dell’associazion NarteA. A path that will narrate the Swabian domination, political and economic importance in the Middle Ages who held Napoli through the words of a tour guide, alternating with the “spectacle” of the cultural event with the interpretation of professional actors Marianita Carfora, Antimo Casertano and Sergio Del Prete. The tour will depart from the Church of Sant’Eligio with its famous clock and will continue until you reach the Market Square in the beautiful cloister of the Basilica del Carmine where they still lie the remains of the “purple flower of Swabia”.
“The last of the Swabians”
Cultural Association NarteA
Sunday, October 26, 2014, 10.30 am
Chiesa di Sant’Eligio, Piazza Mercato – Naples
Reservations required, limited seating.
Info: 339.7020849 – 334.6227785
Participation fee: € 10,00 for person

L'articolo Naples, in Piazza Mercato revived the myth of Corradino proviene da Charme.

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L'articolo Naples and Pozzuoli rediscovery Don Pedro de Toledo and the history of the Southern Renaissance proviene da Charme.

L'articolo The viceroy Don Pedro de Toledo returns to Naples for…four days proviene da Charme.

San Gennaro is revered as the patron saint of goldsmiths and donors of blood, but it is also a point of reference for popular beliefs deeply rooted in the city, in a mix that weaves the sacred and the profane. Until it flows in the ancient art of the dark and superstitious , always dear to the people of Naples , to interpret dreams and play lottery numbers . Possibly “suggested” and interpreted by their good patron .

Few people know that in reality the protector of Partenope was called Procolo Ianuario. Gennaro descended , in fact, from a noble Roman family belonging to the Gens Januaria sacred , that is, to the god Janus, the famous pagan deity represented with the double front . His name , therefore, would be the transformation of “Neapolitan” Ianuario of the surname .[charme-gallery]

According to tradition, Gennaro was born in Benevento , where popular piety has long been identified in some ruins from the Roman era , his birthplace , around 272 AD, but there are those who still want him born in a small town Calabrian Mount Poro : Caroniti , fraction of Joppolo .Despite the pagan origins , the young Procolo soon converted to the Christian faith becoming Bishop of Benevento.

The story that saw him involved , and that led to his consecration took place in the early years of the fourth century , in the middle of Christian persecution by the Emperor Diocletian. According to tradition, Gennaro decided to go to Pozzuoli , along with the reader Desiderio and the deacon Festo, to visit the faithful of that city. From Misenus moved to meet him Sossius the deacon , his friend. But the man was stopped in the street by thugs of the governor of Campania , Dragonzio , and locked up in jail.

Gennaro , backed by Festo and Desiderio, do not lose heart and , once you reach Pozzuoli , went to visit the prisoner. The Bishop did everything to free his friend but, having done him, as Sossio , profession of the Christian faith , he found himself with feet in stocks , along with fellow missionaries : condemned to the beasts , to be, that is, torn to pieces by lions in the amphitheater Flavius of Pozzuoli.

The next day , the judgment was not enforced . And here the sources are divided . To want to be straight to the tradition , it is said that the lions in front of the condemned , after a blessing of Gennaro , knelt at their feet, thus refusing to eat . But according to another source was the same Dragonzio , realizing that the people showed sympathy for the condemned , to ensure the suspension of the execution to avoid riots . The sentence was not canceled , but only switched . And by wild beasts ran to the ax .[charme-gallery]

On September 19, 305 A.D. Ianuario the bishop and his friends were beheaded near the Solfatara . It is said that on his way to the gallows , a beggar asked him a piece of her dress , to be preserved as a relic . “Take the handkerchief with which I will be blindfolded ” said Gennaro in man.

Tradition has it that the ax over his head, he bit off a finger because the act in which the perpetrator was preparing to strike a blow , Gennaro was settling his handkerchief to his throat. That same night , the martyr appeared in a dream to the man who had been instructed to take away his corpse and invited him to also collect the finger.

In the acts of Vatican the martyrdom of Pozzuoli is reported differently. It is said , indeed, that Gennaro and his companions were headed to Nola and here they came in Judge Timothy that imprisoned him and tortured him . Gennaro , it is said , came out unscathed from the fierce Timoteo treatment and then threw him into a fiery furnace , but this time his attempt to do away with the Bishop of Benevento did not produce any results . Ianuario , in fact, emerged unscathed from the oven and without even a burn on the garments . Flames, on the contrary , once they open the furnace , invested the pagans who had come to witness the execution.

Another version says that Timoteo was the same , not at all grateful to Gennaro who also had recovered from a serious illness, to send in the amphitheater of Pozzuoli so that it was torn to pieces by wild beasts. And then , subsequently, the ” strain ” of the Solfatara.[charme-gallery]

The tradition says that after the martyrdom of 305 , a woman picked up the blood of Gennaro in two ampoules of which then lost every trace . But a century later, in 431 , during the translation of the relics from the field of the gens Marcia of Pozzuoli, where Gennaro was initially buried in the catacombs of Capodimonte in Naples , another woman showed up with the reeds saying they were precisely those containing the coagulated blood of the martyr. As proof of the veracity of the story, the blood suddenly broke up under the eyes of the bishop John and the crowd that had gathered to watch the ceremony of translation.

Since then, the miracle of the liquefaction is constantly repeated every year in Cathedral of Naples on the Saturday before the first Sunday of May and in the next eight days , on December 16 and 19 September and throughout the octave of the celebrations in his honor. Almost concurrently with the famous procession reminiscent of the time when there was the transfer of the remains of the saint from Pozzuoli to Naples. And woe if the blood does not melt ! To popular belief, in fact, the miracle did not happen foretells , calamities and disasters disastrous. As such , the eruption itself in 1631, or the revolt of Masaniello in 1647. And again, the popular uprising of the “Four days” in 1943. And the most recent case of Ash Wednesday dated 28 February 1979. That day, the then Archbishop of Naples , Cardinal Corrado Ursi made expose , in very exceptional cases , the relics of San Gennaro and miraculously ceased cases of respiratory viruses in that period had caused several casualties among children.

The phenomenon of liquefaction, of which there are traces , for the first time in the official record , on August 17, 1389, is repeated in the porous stone kept in the church of Pozzuoli where it is believed that seven centuries ago took place the beheading of the bishop of Benevento.

L'articolo Miracle of San Gennaro, Naples prepares for the party proviene da Charme.

Recall, that this year’s celebration of Piedigrotta has been inserted in the rich program of “Imago Mundi: Feasts and Saints of the city of Naples”, the event that within the calendar Estate in Naples enhances the religious festivals of ‘ancient capital of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
And precisely because of this, the festival will also include folk moments of spiritual recollection in homage to Our Lady of Piedigrotta, a witness of the bond that, in the tradition of popular Neapolitan, interweaves sacred and profane.
Still, the space rousing notes of the folk melodies that will invade every corner of the city with many artists who, through their participation remember Riccardo Abate Esposito, known to all simply as “Zi ‘Riccardo”, the historical founder of the folk group“Zi ‘and Riccardo Women’s Tammorra”.
In short, the festival continues, as in the intentions of its creator, a valid instrument of defense and disclosure of Intangible Heritage and Popular Culture.

“The night of the Tammorra”
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
9:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Pedestrian Street of Galiani between Piedigrotta and Elena Avenue
Info: +39.081.34.25.603 – 338.8615640

L'articolo On the night of Partenope dance to the rhythm of tammorra proviene da Charme.

It starts with the days of Wednesday 3 and Thursday, September 4 with the “Cunti of Sfessania”, set in the sacred space and suggestive of the Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore. It continues with the dates of Monday 8 and Tuesday, September 9, when it will be the turn of the show “What the troubled heart may well hear the lament of the dying” which will be staged in a location of excellence such as the magnificent Palazzo dello Spagnolo.
But it did not end there, because the content of the show remains high with the performance of “Light and Shadow” on Wednesday, 17 and Thursday, September 18 in the Pharmacy and in the courtyard of the Hospital of Santa Maria del Popolo of incurable. Finally, the closure with the appointment on Monday 22 and Tuesday, September 23 when the spectators are the representation of the piece “El Lazarillo de romancero” set in the spaces of the Museum Hermann Nitsch.
So the offer is really varied cultural and artistic merit. Recall that the commedia dell’arte was born in Italy in the sixteenth century and remained popular until the mid-eighteenth century, when the reform of Goldoni. It was not a real kind of play, but a different mode of production of the shows. The representations, in fact, were not based on written texts, but on the tea towels are also called “scenarios” and were initially held outdoors with a backdrop composed of a few objects. So a simple and improvised, but definitely very effective way of communicating to the public small and big emotions. Today as yesterday.

“The journeys of Captain Matamoros”
3 – 23 September 2014, 19.30

Basilica of San Giovanni Maggiore, Palazzo dello Spagnolo, Courtyard of the Hospital of Santa Maria del Popolo for the Incurable and Hermann Nitsch Museum
Info and reservations: coop.enkaipan@gmail.com

L'articolo The commedia dell’arte through the churches and palaces of Partenope proviene da Charme.