Countdown to the historic event that will be held on September 1,2, 3 and XNUMX.
Free entry but reservations are required.
Everything is finally ready for “La Cava, civitas fidelissima 1460” an event that will be held at the historic Franciscan convent of Cava de' Tirreni on September 1, 2 and 3.
Organized by the Città de la Cava flag-waving association, led by the president Felice Abate, the cultural kermesse will give life to three very intense days that will take place in the heart of the Metellian town, rediscovering the glories of a fascinating historical period that has profoundly marked the cultural identity of the cavesi.
Admission to all events is free but, considering the small number of seats, for obvious safety reasons and to guarantee the best usability of the show, it will be necessary to request an invitation by booking through the following channels:
– by email at cittadelacava@gmail.com;
– via whatsapp on 350 033 6602;
– through the Facebook page @Sbandieratori Citta de la Cava;
or by going in person to the organizing secretariat set up inside the cloister of the Convent of San Francesco.
THE PROGRAM:
– Friday 1st September: “Eucharistic Celebration in Costume” to be held at 19 pm in the main church of the Convent of San Francesco and Sant'Antonio;
– Saturday 2 September: at 19, the "Historical Procession of the Four Districts of the City of the Cava" will start, which will start from Piazza San Francesco and continue along the entire arcaded village. At 20:30, however, the historical-theatrical representation "The White Parchment - 1460, Siege of La Cava" will begin in the cloister of the Franciscan convent with entrance by invitation.
– Sunday 3 September: “Musica in Chiostro” at 20 with the “Samnium Clarinet Choir” directed by Maestro Gaetano Falzarano by the Salerno Conservatory “Giuseppe Martucci”.
HISTORY
The historical date is that of 4 September 1460 when the sovereign Ferrante of Aragon delivered, in the Castel Nuovo of Naples, to the mayor of Cava, Onofrio Scannapieco, a blank parchment, already signed and with the royal seal, so that the people of La Cava could write whatever he wished, as a reward for the loyalty shown to the Kingdom and the Crown. But the Cavesi left the immaculate parchment astounding once again the sovereign who, for this, granted "to the valiant and most faithful Cavajuolo people" other numerous and important privileges, among which: the adoption of the Aragonese insignia (the red and gold bands still today present in the civic coat of arms), the exemption from taxes and gabelles on the entire territory of the kingdom, the separation of the customs of Vietri (which was part of the Cavese territory) from the customs of Salerno (principality governed by a feudal lord) and the right of the Cavesi to be judged by the local captain also in the appeal cases, which instead at the time were celebrated in Naples.
The strenuous resistance of the Cavesi to the Angevin breakdowns and the granting of privileges by the Aragonese sovereign are today the fulcrum of the historical theatrical representation "La Pergamena Bianca - 1460 Assedio a la Cava" which will be staged on Saturday 2 September with the magnificent scenography designed by Maestro Michele Paolillo and made directly by the members of the Association. An absolute novelty as well as the decoration of the church for the mass in costume, embellished with drapes and colors of the four ancient districts of the city.
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