Type:

Luoghi della cultura; Ente/Istituzione

Category:

History museums

It's presently believed that Camaitino, the first house of the Roncallis in Sotto il Monte, was built by Martinus Roncalli, otherwise known ad Martino de Valle Imania (15th century). These are the words of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli in the notes for he wrote for biography (Journal of the soul, Ed. San Paolo 1989). For later years the house would have different properties until the Barone Giovanni Maria Scotti, from whom, in 1925, the future pope ,would rent a few rooms to do as his summer residence. In 1959, the noble family, Scotti Guffanti, presented the new Pope of the rooms he had once occupied , while the Italian Government bought the entire complex and it's surroundings to create a "House of Memories", attached to the Institute of the Suore delle Poverelle who would restored and adapt the complex for this Pope. A visit to Camaitino begins with the entrance hall and the various rooms on the ground floor, which holds documents (remembrances, memorabilia, souvenirs), of the life and activity of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli. In particular, the first floor contains the office, dining room and the bedroom from the Apostolic Palace of the Vaticano, in which Blessed John XXIII died . In addition, it contains part of the Pontifical Chapel. Once also visit the oratory at Camaitino, blessed in 1991. The Museum collectives the object of uninterrupted pilgrimage by people from many parts of the world. Among the many notable objects in the collection the bronze works of Giacomo Manzù. Some of the objects in the house date from the 15th century, when Ca'Maitino was first built. These include some frescoes removed from the exterior walls from Mauro Pelliccioli in 1926. The first is a representation of the coat of arms of Martino Roncalli, the 2nd is the Divine Maternity, the 3rd S. Antonio abate and San Bernardino da Siena.