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December 20, 1830 Carminantonio di Spirito, age 31, shoemaker, domiciled in Luogosano, appeared at city hall in Luogosano and presented a baby boy. He declared that the boy was born of Vronica (sic) Pepe, age 20, his legitimate wife who lives with him. The child was born on December 20, 1830 in their home. The child was given the name of Angelo Raffaele.
Angelo Raffaele di Spirito was baptized in Luogosano on December 20, 1830.
The older generations who lived in southern Italy certainly remember the sound of the bells or the siren that occurred at various times of the day. Life was marked by simple and repetitive gestures: work, the relationship with nature, sharing with the family and the people of the small villages. Now...