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3 unusual facts about Sacri


Sacri

Anni Sacri (March 12, 1950),is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII issued on the twelfth anniversary of his coronation.

The Quattro pezzi sacri or 4 sacred pieces is a compilation of vocal works by Giuseppe Verdi.

The Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy are a series of nine groups of chapels and other architectural features in northern Italy.


Claudia Rusca

She probably wrote her Sacri concerti à 1–5 con salmi e canzoni francesi (Milan, 1630) for use in the monastery and similar female institutions.

Dionigi Bussola

For nearly two decades (1666–1684), he worked in the sacri monti of Orta San Giulio, Varallo Sesia, Varese, and Domodossola.

Giuseppe Rusnati

He also contributed to the Certosa di Pavia and sent many sculptures for the Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy, including to Monte Calvario; to the 9th, 10th, and 15th chapels of the Sacri Monti of Domodossola; to the 13th and 19th chapels of the Sacri Monti of Orta; and the statues of SS Domenico and Francisco in the high altar (1660–1662) for the Sacri Monti of Varese .

Stephen Cleobury

He was conductor of Cambridge University Musical Society (CUMS) from 1983 to 2009, and made many recordings with that group, including Verdi’s Quattro Pezzi Sacri and Goehr’s The Death of Moses.


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