Comune di Potenza PicenaAssessorato alla Cultura

a cura diRenza Baiocco

testi diAndrea Bovari

supervisione editorialeSergio Paolucci Sindaco di Potenza Picena

coordinamento progettoRenza BaioccoAndrea Bovari

fotoLuigi Anzalone Studio Fotografico Potenza PicenaMassimiliano Di ChiaraAido ConsolaniRoberto PurificoEnrico GiorgettiNico CoppariHenry RuggeriFoto Club Potenza PicenaFototeca Comunale “Bruno Grandinetti”Archivio Storico ComunaleMostra fotografica “Montecanepino e la sua gente”

progetto e realizzazione graficaRenza BaioccoPaolo Accoramboni

ricerca iconograficaRenza Baiocco

si ringrazia per la preziosa collaborazioneRoberto DomenichiniPaolo PerettiPaolo OnofriGeorge DernowskiLorena Giacobbidon Andrea BezziniFrancesca IacopiniLaura CarotaFausto SanpaoloPiero CingolaniUffici del Comune di Potenza Picena

si ringraziano quanti hanno collaboratoalla realizzazione del progettoe in particolare per la disponibilitàSabrina ColleClaudia Baiocco

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Our territory is immensely rich in history: in testimony of this heritage we can visit splendidhistorical buildings and sites still in wonderful condition together with works of art restoredto be found in various locations throughout the town waiting only to be hunted down andadmired. The name itself, “Potenza Picena”, given to the town in 1862 in substitute to theprevious name of “Monte Santo”, is also cloaked in history. While the name “Picena” indi-cates the presence in this area of the “Piceni” tribes, who were the original inhabitantsbefore Imperial Rome’s domination in 184 b.c., the name “Potenza” derives from the antiquename of Potentia, soon a rich and wealthy Roman colony situated between the last stretchof the homonymous river and the abbey of “Santa Maria in Potentia” (now in the territory of“Porto Recanati”). Notice of this important Roman colony was given by “Tito Livio” (XXXIX,44, 10), stating how it was founded by the triumvirate “Quinto Fabio Labeone”, “MarcoFulvio Flacco” and “Quinto Fulvio Nobiliore”. In those times Rome intended to expandtowards the Adriatic Sea with the intention of extending it’s territorial gains East of theMediterranean. The important name “Potentia” held a good wish significance but was alsoenhanced because it echoed the recent Punic war victories. The area chosen for the set-tlement was particularly ideal: available rich fertile land was handed out to the colonies (6“jugeri” about 1 and 1/2 hectares per head), near to an outlet of a river valley with the mouthof the river as a perfect port, being an important route of communication, it was useful fortransporting heavy material. Thanks to the good offices of “Marco Fulvio Flacco”, importantworks were carried out: a temple in honour of Jupiter, a sewerage system, a forum witharcades and shops, an aqueduct. The people were hard workers, apparently well known inthose time also for their craftmanship especially in the production of crockery and ampho-ra. In 56 b.c, as stated by “Cicerone”, the colony was badly hit by an earthquake. Thedownfall of the important Roman colony began around the VII century a.c., following notonly various hydrogeological upheavals but also due to the Longobard domination. To savetheir lives, the inhabitants of “Potentia” most likely fled to the hillside, thus giving origin tothe village of “Monte Santo” which grew around the antique parish church of “SantoStefano” situated exactly where “Matteotti” Square is today.Of the existence of the parish church of “Santo Stefano” we have news from the “Farfense”Register, a document dated 947:the parish church is stated as being near Monte Santo.Around the year 1000 “Monte Santo” was incorporated in the department forming thecounty pertaining to the area of “Fermo”, that is to say, an administrative district ofLongobard origin.There was another department in our territory, that of “San Paterniano”, however thisappears to have been taken over by “Monte Santo” in the XII century. As far as we know,during medieval times, “Monte Santo” was never destroyed, news of plunder carried out bythe soldiers belonging to the German Emperor Henry V in 1116 – as referred to by some

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historians – probably concerned the castle of “San Giovanni”, which was built between thepresent-day “Montecanepino” and “Villa Bonaccorsi”. It took a long time for the town totransform from department to municipality and then to gradually emancipate by shreddingoff the subordinate feudal system governed by the Bishop of “Fermo” throughout the XIIand XIV cent. It was, so it seems, a transit without undue tremors, almost a physiologicalchange matured naturally through time. The first step along this route took place in 1128: in

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September of that year, “Liberto”, the Bishop of “Fermo” granted “Monte Santo” a certainamount of autonomy, giving up the rights of collecting “fodro” (right of barrack equipment)and presiding over the “placitum” (courtroom), keeping the power of ruling over “foreignaffairs” and to have a say in crimes of higher offence. The same Bishop of “Fermo” entrust-ed two consuls and twelve “boni homines” (“wise men”), representing the inhabitants of“Monte Santo”, to preside over local administration and market rights.Proceeding slowly down the road of consolidating autonomy, it’s not until July 1199 that thepeople of “Monte Santo”, in the square of “Santo Stefano”, stipulate an agreement with theBishop of “Fermo”. Accordingly, the people of the “castles” of “Monte San Giovanni” and of“Gerola” (the latter was situated near the Gateway and the hamlet (Casette Antonelli)gained authorization to live together in “Monte Santo”, that is except for a few men, who hadto move off to “Coriolano” (Monte Coriolano) near a port to be built on the coast. Inexchange, the Bishop gained the willingness of a few score men and some landed proper-ty. Furthermore, those who were allowed to live in “Monte Santo” promised to becomeparishioners of the parish church of “Santo Stefano” and to build, for the Bishop of “Fermo”,a large palace, probably the same building that was, successively, to become the munici-pality seat. They further promised to dig a trench to allow the water from river “Potenza” toflow south where there was a port in construction. On the eve of 1200 “Monte Santo” coulddepend on a sound local administration that allowed them a certain amount of autonomy,it’s jurisdiction spread over a vast stretch of territory that went from river “Potenza” (North)to the “Asola” stream (South), from the Adriatic Sea (East) to the present-day “Castelletta”(West).The progressive combination of an acceptable standard of juridical-administration, coupledwith favourable circumstances of certain events, seemed to have created appropriate con-ditions to promote economic and commercial activities. In this frame the papal privilegeintervened on 14th October 1238 when, with the intent of encouraging the development ofnaval traffic, the castles of “Civita Nuova” and of “Monte Santo” were assigned the com-plete control of the coast from river “Chienti” to “Asola” and from this latter stream to river“Potenza”. During the next fifty years, in the XIII cent., many of the most important religiousorders came to settle down in “Monte Santo”. The settling of the Monastery of Clarissa Nunsis documented for certain in a parchment dated 1227; of the presence of the FranciscanFriars there is mention in a parchment dated 1247. The same Saint Frances, according totradition, also visited our territory.The Augustine Monks arrived in “Monte Santo” in 1250.Complete municipality autonomy ofour antique town is recorded by conceding the right of the people to elect their ownpodestà (ruler): this occurred in 1252 following Pope Innocent IV’s decision, confirmed six-teen years later by Pope Clement IV. In those times the podestà held judicial authority. Asfar as the relationship with other municipalities in the area was concerned, especially whenit came to conflicts that took place in the “Marca” of “Ancona”, “Monte Santo” proved to beallied to “Fermo”. When, in 1202, the peace of “Polverigi” came about thus interruptingstruggles between “Ancona” and it’s allies along one front and “Fermo” with “Osimo” on the

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other, “Monte Santo” was mentioned as being part of the “Fermano” coalition. The samewas repeated in the “Concordia” signed in 1221 between the marquise of “Ancona”,“Azzolino d’Este” and “Pietro”, the Bishop of “Fermo”. During warfare involving the Guelphparty (papal party) and the Ghibelline party, (Imperial party), the community of “MonteSanto” tended most probably for the papal troops. The revolt that took place in 1283, end-ing with the occupation of the podestà palace, seems to have been caused only becausepeople protested against having to pay tribute towards the church of Rome.After 1305, the first year of the start of the Pope’s captivity (in “Avignon”), our regional ter-ritory saw the start of the seigniory system or “despotism”: the political and administrativepowers fell into the hands of powerful families or single individuals, escaping central author-ity (Pope or Emperor) and any local control formed by government institutions. Even “MonteSanto” was overcome by the new tendency, so much so that between 1316 and 1318, thetown was subject to the bullying of the Ghibelline party led by “Lippaccio” and “Andrea ofOsimo”. Then came the domination of “Puccio” of “Monte Santo”, whose name is quoted inthe peace treaty of 1353 brought about by “Giovanni Visconti”, Archbishop of Milan, calledin to oppose just the sort of anarchy that was starting to take foothold in the Central andNorthern area of our peninsula. The same reason was behind the idea of the Pope’s deci-sion to send to the “Marca” of “Ancona” Cardinal “Egidio d’Albornoz”, author of the consti-tutions that bear his name; in those times (1357), “Monte Santo” was described as a free

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municipality, of medium size with a population of almost one thousand families. In October1377, the municipality of “Monte Santo” obtained full autonomy: the podestà was allowedto exercise the “mero” and “ misto impero” and to judge any criminal offence committed inthe territory of his jurisdiction. During the summer of the following year, the town, in order todefend itself from Breton mercenaries, called upon the aid of “Ancona”: this city sent thirtytroops to help defend the territory of “Monte Santo”. In 1407, the town of “Monte Santo”repulsed with valour the troops of “Ludovico Migliorati”, signory of “Fermo” who intended toinvade the town; the aggressors were met with showers of spears and arrows hurled fromthe top of the fortified walls. The population living in the centre of “Monte Santo” experi-enced growth around the antique parish church of “Santo Stefano”.During the XV cent fortified walls also encircled the suburb of “San Pietro” (now the“Galiziano” quarter), “San Paolo” (now “Porta Marina” or “Girola”) and “San Giovanni”. Alongthe coast, the walls and the fortress of the port were reinforced in 1564. Two years before thepeople of “Monte Santo” held off with success an attempted return of the feudal systembacked by the Holy See to the advantage of “Francesco d’Este”, Duke of “Ferrara”. At the startof the XV cent. the municipality approved the new territorial “regimen” (regime) : it was decid-ed that the general council was to be numbered between 60 and 80 members (capital own-ers of at least fifty “libber”), representatives of the citizens quarters (“S. Giovanni”, “S. Angelo”,“S. Pietro” and “S. Paolo”). Fortyeight of the councillors were chosen monthly, in groups of four,

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to hold the roles of prior and standard bearer, guaranteeing always the representatives of allquarters. There was then, the minor or special council, formed by twelve general councillorswhose individual wealth could not be less than onehundred “libbre”: they were in groups ofthree representing each citizens quarter. From 1600 onwards this organization changed, therelationship between quarters and administers became less and some assignments becamemore of a right by inheritance of which mainly noble families benefited. In the XVI cent. thepopulation of “Monte Santo” was very mixed including different ethnic groups.The main source of economy was through agriculture, from commerce and handicraft. Theearnings from these activities enabled various people to become small proprietors in housesas the general land register reveal. A sort of small middle class started to grow and spreadthroughout the entire century. Towards the end of the sixteenth century the situation took adrastic turn: Italy began to lose that geographic central position of the continental’s economy,which helped so much in the past owing to the shift of commercial traffic more towards theAtlantic Ocean. Even our local area was hit: the manufacturing activity gave way to a markedrural economy. The economical power was thus taken over by the big land owners whobought over the small farmers. From the XVII to the XIX century the territory of “Monte Santo”was ruled by noble families such as “Bonaccorsi”, “Marefoschi-Compagnoni”, “Mazzagalli”,“Mancinforte”. Being large landed estate owners, it was obvious that agricultural activitiesbecame predominant giving way to cultivation such as corn, potatoes, olive trees and vine-yards. The economic power enabled these families to exercise strong influence in the socie-ty of those times: the presence of their favourites both in political and artistic aspects wasnotable. “Monte Santo” gave it’s contribution during the historical period of revolts. Some ofit’s citizens took part, in 1817, in the Marchigian-Romagnian uprisings participating in under-cover “carbonari” (underground conspirators) meetings that took place in various locations ofour territory. The wars fought in the twentieth century saw many of our young generation sac-rifice their lives fighting heroically for future liberty, freedom and national security in the hopeof a more peaceful understanding between people.Many of them lost their lives in the war, leaving an unlimited emptiness of existence felt notonly amongst families and friends alike but also by the entire community. Here we wish toremember two of these courageous boys, whose sacrifice sum up those of all the others.“Mariano Cutini” (born on 13th April 1924) and “Mariano Scipioni” (born on 16th Feb.1925),both friends and sons of our local community when, called to arms in November 1943 by the“Repubblica Sociale Italiana” , they refused being enrolled. Their decision was guided by theirreligious faith and love of liberty. In February 1944 they joined the patriots fighting the Nazi-Fascists amongst our Apennine Mountains. On 22nd March 1944, nearby “Cessapalombo” at“Montalto”, together with other 24 youngsters, they were mass executed by their ferociousenemy who they were fighting against.

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Potenza Picena is located on a hill at an altitude of 237 metres above sea level. Town of artand sea, characterised by lovely landscapes leading to the Adriatic sea, where PortoPotenza, a densely populated seaside resort, lies.The Municipality, enriched by the two rural villages of San Girio and Montecanepino, hasabout 15.000 inhabitants. It is located in the heart of Marche Region, in the Macerataprovince and is linked up with the most important Italian spots through the A14 motorwayand the Adriatic railway.During the period of the medieval communes it was called Monte Santo, but after the Italianunity (1862) the name was changed to Potenza Picena. Potenza refers to Potentia; theneighbouring ancient roman town. The adjective “Picena” refers to the Piceni; the local earlyiron age inhabitants. Once in the historical centre of Potenza Picena there were 27 church-es. Many of them have disappeared, but the town conserves its ancient aspect thanks tothe town-walls, the narrow alleys and the brick facades buildings.The earliest information concerning the town is dated 947 A.D. and refers to the church ofSanto Stefano (now piazza Matteotti; the town main square where the main public buildingsare placed) demolished in 1796. The Town Hall probably dating from 1199 (seat of the bish-op of Fermo) and rebuilt between 1745 and 1750 was based on a design by Pietro

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Bernasconi, a collaborator of Luigi Vanvitelli. In the mid 19th century it was partly trans-formed in order to adequately house the public offices.On exhibit in the Sala della Giunta of the Town Hall are the canvas by Simone De MagistrisVirgin and Child with St.Roch and St. Martin (1584), Corrado Giaquinto Allegory of Peace(18th Century) and Benedetto Biancolini St. Emidio (1770).From 1856 to1863, thanks to the initiative of a group of noblemen from Potenza Picena, thetheatre (today dedicated to the musician Bruno Mugellini) was constructed using a part of theTown Hall. It was designed by Giuseppe Brandoni who made the maximum use of the spaceavailable to obtain a theatre with stalls, two tiers of boxes and a gallery, for a total of 152 seats.After a long repair period it is now possible to admire the old curtain (unknown author - 18thcentury) dedicated to the goddess Minerva. Overlooking the Matteotti square are theembattled Palazzo del Podestà, dating from the 14th century, the Civic Tower rebuilt in 1886on the remains of the previous tower, which dated from 1732 and some palaces belongingto the most important families of the town: Buonaccorsi, Carradori, Mazzagalli.Near the main square is the Pincio; one of the most evocative panoramic points of the Region.In piazzale Giacomo Leopardi there is a reproduction of the Pyramid of Plaza de Mayo inBuenos Aires, as a reminder of the numerous citizens of the town who emigrated to Argentina.Nearby is the church of San Francesco, of 13th century origins, rebuilt in the second half ofthe 18th century. Next to this church there is the building which houses the town library, the

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Art Gallery and the historical archives. The Art Gallery houses a small collection of arms,some antiphonaries and missals, religious objects from various centuries and paintings.The Collegiate Church placed on the east side of the historical centre (Church of SantoStefano) was until 1773 the church of the Jesuits of Monte Santo. It was built 1585 by thearchitect Padre Giovanni De Rosis. The façade was uncompleted (inside there are manyvaluable paintings and religious objects). The annexed college, begun in 1585 and restruc-tured many times, is now the seat of the Istituto delle Suore dell’Addolorata. Not far away isPorta Girola, one of the medieval external fronts also known as Porta Marina, demolished in1950, placed near the Church of the “Beata Vergine della Neve” built in the 15th century.The church of “San Giacomo” is situated on the Southern side of the historical town centre.Officiated by the “Corpus Christi” brotherhood, since 1430 a Hospital for the poor operat-ed alongside it. To be admired on it’s façade is a rose window in sandstone of the XIV cen-tury renovated between the Nineteenth and Twentieth cent. Inside, above the High Altar,stands a magnificent polyptych representing the Blessed Virgin with baby between SaintGiacomo the High and Rocco painted by Paolo Bontulli from Percanestro (1507). Nearbystands the XIV century medieval “Galiziano Gate” renovated in 1775 the walls of whichhoused a small garrison of troops in defence of the town.Close to Matteotti square is the Sant’Agostino church complex (mentioned in 1250 andanciently dedicated to Santa Maria Maddalena), now seat of the “Scarfiotti cultural Centre”

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including works by the Pomarancio school and Bernardino di Mariotto (1506) Virgin withChild among St. Antonio, St. Francesco and musician Angels, and Giovanni Fedeli cham-ber organ (1757). Next the Monastery of the Benedettine of Santa Caterina fromAlessandria in San Sisto (mentioned in a document from 1280). Annexed is the Church ofSanta Caterina completely restructed and seat of the Photo-Gallery entitled to the photog-rapher “Bruno Grandinetti” from Potenza Picena.Behind the Town Hall is the Monastery of the Clarisse of San Tommaso Apostolo with its ancientwalls, mentioned in 1227 and presumably founded by two sisters of Santa Chiara. Near PortaSan Giovanni is the Church of the “Madonna delle Grazie” (15th century). This church is situ-ated on the site where there was a votive shrine depicting Virgin with Child of 1400. The churchhas been rebuilt many times over the centuries. Near the cemetery are the Church and the con-vent of the Capuchins. Inside there is an important Deposizione by Simone De Magistris (1576)and the Sacra Famiglia con San Giovannino by Santi di Tito (16th century).

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Beyond Porta Galiziano we arrive at the Church “Dei Frati Minori” and annexed is the con-vent of Sant Antonio; the church conserves a “Crucifix” by Palma il Giovane (1599) and onthe high altar is the Virgin with Child and Saints by Simone De Magistris (1576).Going down towards the sea has developed Porto Potenza Picena around the 16th centuryTower, where the Roman colony Sacrata once was. Today the town is a wealthy and well-equipped seaside holiday resort and it boasts beaches considered to be among the mostbeautiful in the Region. On the right of the Tower is the Church of Sant’Anna, a Romanesque-Gothic imitation housing an interesting canvas dating from the second half of the 17th centu-ry depicting la Vergine, il Bambino e i Santi Gioacchino e Anna (roman school).The town offers tourists modern structures able to satisfy all requirements: restaurants,hotels, tourist villages, chalets, farm holidays, B&B, discos, sports facilities and a small arti-ficial lake arbour linked up with the sea.The fine sand beach is bordered by a lightened and well-equipped promenade whichallows pedestrians to have beautiful walks.Today the town has an important role in helping the physically disabled.The presence of the Santo Stefano Rehabilitation Centre, known all over Italy with its extreme-ly modern equipment and machinery, and the prudent town planning means that the wholearea is able to offer the disabled everything they may need also thanks to the presence ofstructures, gardens and well organised beaches designed for disabled access.A few miles from Potenza Picena, towards Montecanepino, can be found Villa Buonaccorsi.Its origins are 16th century, but it was subsequently enlarged and restored between 1745and 1750 by the architect Pietro Bernasconi, from the Luigi Vanvitelli school. Other build-ings, storehouses and stables were added in the 18th and 19th centuries. The jewel of thevilla is the beautiful Italian garden (1700) devided into five terraces joined by a central stair-way and protected by a thick copse. There are rare plants, fountains, water features, nich-es, obelisks and many statues of the Venetian school depicting people and grotesque andmythological beings. In the garden there is also a small puppet theatre and a small church.The villa is destination of many tourists and during the summer it houses theatrical andmusical shows.Along the road connecting Potenza Picena and the “Regina” road is San Girio with itsSanctuary; one of the most special places for the people of Potenza Picena. This Sanctuaryprobably built in 1298 on the tomb of the saint, was rebuilt in 1560 and restructured in thefirst part of last century. It houses frescos depicting the life of the Saint and a canvas depict-ing San Girio from 1791.Together with art, culture and sea Potenza Picena offers an impressive agricultural scenerywith its lovely hills, the specialised agriculture, the vineyards and the olive groves. Herehave developed valuable wineries and agrituristic farms where you can combine a quietstay with delicious products of the regional and local cuisine.

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1 Edvige Percossi Serenelli, Potentia quando poi scese il silenzio…, Milano, Federico Motta Editore S.p.A.,2001, pag.26.

2 Tesi di laurea di Eleonora Forti, Viabilità e idrografia picena in epoca romana, Università degli Studi di Urbino,Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Corso di Laurea in Lettere Classiche, Anno Accademico 1995-96, pag.35.

3 Edvige Percossi Serenelli, op. cit., pag.38.

4 La maggior parte delle notizie storiche di questo capitolo sono state tratte dalla pubblicazione Monte SantoItinerari storico-artistici del Comune di Potenza Picena, realizzato dalla locale Amministrazione Comunale nel-l’ottobre 1998, curato da Roberto Domenichini, Duilio Corona e Moreno Campetella.

5 La Tavola Peutingeriana è una copia del XIII secolo di un’antica carta romana che rappresentava un somma-rio delle strade dell’Impero Romano. Ha il nome del suo antico proprietario Konrad Peutinger di Augsburg.

6 Don Vincenzo Galiè, Insediamenti e strade romano-medievali tra il Potenza e il Chienti e lungo il litorale,estratto da “Studi Maceratesi”, Atti del XVI Convegno di Studi Maceratesi. Civitanova Marche, 29-30 novem-bre 1980, pag.18.

7 Roberto Domenichini, Aspetti della società e dell’economia santese nel tardo Trecento in «Atti del XXXIIIConvegno di Studi Maceratesi» (Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro di Studi StoriciMaceratesi, 1999, pagg.289-316.

8 Gessica Zallocco, Il Monte di Pietà santese nei secoli XVI-XVIII in «Atti del XXXIII Convegno di StudiMaceratesi» (Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro di Studi Maceratesi, 1999, pagg.317-384.

9 Tesi di laurea di Debora Selmarini, I Catasti di Monte Santo tra Settecento e Ottocento, Università diMacerata, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Corso di Laurea in Lettere Moderne, Anno Accademico 1997-98.

10 Sabrina Grandinetti, Case coloniche e poderi a Montesanto tra ’700 e ’800 in «Atti del XXXIII Convegno diStudi Maceratesi» (Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro di Studi Maceratesi, 1999,pagg.385-410.

11 Carlo Pongetti, L’emigrazione transoceanica dal Maceratese e il caso di Potenza Picena in «Atti del XXXIIIConvegno di Studi Maceratesi» (Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro di StudiMaceratesi, 1999, pagg.507-528.

12 Informazioni tratte da Società Operaia di Mutuo Soccorso “Speranza” G. Colocci Un secolo di storia 1907-2007 di Maria Grazia Tedeschi.

13 Vincenzo Galiè, Da “Potentia” a Monte Santo a Potenza Picena, Pollenza, Tipografia San Giuseppe, 1992,pag.49.

14 Mauro Mancini, Il teatro Bruno Mugellini Cenni storici, Potenza Picena, 1990. Apprezzato funzionario comu-nale per tanti anni, Mancini ha contribuito, con studio e competenza e animato da profondo amore per la suaterra, alla valorizzazione del patrimonio culturale potentino. Il suo libro sul teatro Mugellini è una preziosadocumentazione sulla storia di questo meraviglioso gioiello d’arte e di cultura.

15 Notizie tratte dalla pubblicazione Porta Galiziano e le altre porte di Monte Santo nella storia, curata dal nostroconcittadino Paolo Onofri, cultore di storia locale.

16 Idem

17 Idem

18 Maria Lucia De Nicolò, La costa difesa, Fano, Edit. Grapho 5, 1998, pag.65.

19 Informazioni fornite da Piero Cingolani, nostro concittadino, cultore di storia. A lui e ai suoi collaboratori nellaPro Loco portopotentina si deve, in larga parte, l’elegante sistemazione dell’interno della torre.

20 Informazioni tratte da Le Clarisse a Potenza Picena di Anna Rosa Curi Monelli, Nanni Morelli, P. GiuseppeSantarelli.

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21 Informazioni tratte da Memorie Storiche dell’Istituto “Figlie SS. Redentore e B.V. Addolorata” di Mons. G.Cotognini, Sr. M. Candida Italiani e don Giovanni Carnevale S.D.B.

22 Il nome Potenza Picena venne scelto dal Consiglio Comunale il 21 dicembre 1862.

23 Il Pincio attualmente ha il nome di “Belvedere Donatori del Sangue”.

24 La festa di San Vincenzo Ferreri.

25 Claudio Principi, I muratori nostrali nell’oralità del passato in «Atti del XXXIII Convegno di Studi Maceratesi»(Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro di Studi Maceratesi, 1999, pagg.62-166.

26 Le notizie sulla pesca con la sciabica sono state raccolte dalla testimonianza orale dei pescatori portopoten-tini. Un grazie particolare va al sig. Antonio Giampaoli per la sua disponibilità a fornire la maggior parte deidettagli riportati in queste pagine.

27 In italiano le ‘bobbe’ si dicono boghe, le ‘mojelle’ sono i cefali.

28 In italiano la ‘papalina’ è detta bianchetto, cioè novellame di sarda; i ‘sardoncini sono il novellame delle sar-dine, le ‘agore’ sono le aguglie.

29 Informazione tratta dal discorso commemorativo pronunciato, in onore del Conte Alessio Conestabile dellaStaffa, da Sua Eccellenza Mons. Norberto Perini, Arcivescovo di Fermo, il 10 giugno 1973, in occasione del25° anniversario della fondazione dell’Oratorio Parrocchiale “Casa del Fanciullo” di Porto Potenza Picena.

30 La sintesi della storia dell’Istituto Santo Stefano ci è stata cortesemente fornita dal dr. Lanfranco Ricchi, permolti anni apprezzato direttore amministrativo dello stesso istituto.

31 Le notizie relative all’Aeronautica Militare ci sono state cortesemente fornite dal Tenente Colonnello AntonioCasole, che vi ha svolto una brillante carriera. Parallelamente ad essa, egli ha sviluppato il suo talento arti-stico, che ha dato luogo a validissime opere scultoree e pittoriche, che gli hanno meritato prestigiosi ricono-scimenti. Una sua mostra personale ad Altoetting, in Germania, è stata inaugurata dall’allora CardinalRatzinger, diventato poi Papa Benedetto XVI. Notevole il contributo di Casole in numerose iniziative culturalie di impegno sociale. Il Capo dello Stato, Napolitano, gli ha conferito l’onorificenza di Grande Ufficiale alMerito della Repubblica Italiana.

32 Paolo Peretti, Fabio Quarchioni, Contributi per una storia della musica a Potenza Picena (già Montesanto) in«Atti del XXXIII Convegno di Studi Maceratesi» (Potenza Picena 22-23 novembre 1997), Macerata, Centro diStudi Maceratesi, 1999, pagg.411-506.

33 Norberto Mancini, Visioni Potentine, Fermo, Stabilimento Tipografico Sociale, 1958, pag.81.

34 Informazioni fornite dal Comm. Remo Scoccia.

35 Informazioni fornite dal nostro concittadino Fausto Sampaolo, presidente del Centro Studi Portopotentino.

36 Nel 1950 Norberto Mancini pubblicò Potentini Illustri, una ricca panoramica sui personaggi locali che seppe-ro mettersi in luce in vari settori della vita sociale. Si invita a leggere quel libro per avere una più completaconoscenza dell’argomento.

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