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The bell
tower was built in 1636 and originally had a cupola in
the form of a veil. There were two bells, the great bell
and the small bell.
The great bell was provided by Gaetano D'Amore on the
23rd of February, 1703, who paid for it with an old bell
and 50 ducats given by Father Carl'Antonio D'Urso. The
small bell was a gift of Father Gaetano Cutinella on the
occasion of his first Mass.
Many times the tower has been rocked by quakes and once
during the feast of the Madonna of the Mountains the
great bell broke loose and caused quite a panic among the
faithful who were present. During the earthquake of 1980
the tower was almost totally destroyed as can be seen
from the photograph. |
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