Messina, at the Church of Calispera di Contesse the event “the ancient crafts of Kalispera”

Next Monday 27 May from 09:00 to 12:00, organized by the Council of the 2nd District of the Municipality of Messina represented by the President Davide Siracusano, the event “the ancient crafts of Kalispera” from which the 2nd Municipality takes its name and logo will take place at the Church of Calispera di Contesse. The Mayor of the City of Messina was invited to participate in the event Dr. Federico Basile, the Councilor for Culture Prof. Vincenzo Caruso and the Baby Council of the 2nd Municipality. The event organized to highlight the ancient crafts of the area and the great talent of the students of the “Giuseppe Catalfamo” comprehensive institute, who will present the Cunt@rti project with the reading of songs in Sicilian, the students of the “Giacomo Leopardi” comprehensive institute ” will perform musical pieces and the students of the “Salvo D’Acquisto” comprehensive institute will perform with the performance of choral pieces.

At the event organized with the collaboration of the SM Immacolata di Contesse Parish governed by the Priest Don Cleto D’Agostino, there will be the participation of artisans still engaged today with their ancient professionalism in the territory of the 2nd Municipality, such as cabinetmakers and wood sculptors represented by Carmelo Allia and Francesco Costa, by basket makers represented by Antonino Piccolo, by pattern makers represented by Salvatore Barresi, by the bagpipe player Salvatore La Spada, by the manager of the thematic ring of sewing and embroidery Graziella Campagna, by the manager of the thematic ring of beekeeping Luigi Fileti , accompanied by the representative of the San Filippo Superiore Grain Museum Nino Bebba. During the event long awaited by the comprehensive schools and citizens of the 2nd Municipality, it will also be possible to admire the exhibition of sacred icons by the artist Ida Crisafulli and works from the art collection of the artist Gabriella Raffa.

The Council of the 2nd Municipality wants to remember how the Church of Calispera represents one of the major elements of our artistic heritage and should be returned to full fruition, restoring dignity to the sacred temple which preserves the bodies of those who died from the cholera of 1743 in the basement. which can still be seen in the area behind it was built in the 16th century on top of the structures of a medieval church partially destroyed by the floods of the adjacent stream, now covered, the story goes that many years ago the sailors of a Greek ship pardoned by the currents of the Strait donated a painting of the Madonna to the church closest to where they were, precisely that of the “Calispera”.