Padre Marzio Piccirilli Fabio Golino De Vespasiano
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Titolo: Illustrious Men PADRE MARZIO PICCIRILLI (Guardia Sanframondi 1598-1656) He was the founder of the Confederazione dell’Oratorio di San Filippo Neri of Guardia Sanframondi (Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri). In fact, the Oratory and the street that goes from Via Nazionale Fontanella to Piazza San Filippo bear his name. ********* Marzio Piccirilli was born in Guardia Sanframondi in 1598, son of Lucantonio and Giulia Guido, during the fiefdom of Marzio Carafa, Duke of Maddaloni. At the age of 12, he lost his father and he decided to enter in ecclesiastical life and then subsequently went on to study civil law and canon law at the University of Naples. In 1623, having graduated, he was relocated first to Marsico Nuovo and then to Rome where was hosted by the Oratorian Fathers. In 1625 at the age of 27 he was ordained, and Father Marzio came back to Guardia with the title of Archpriest. In agreement with the Bishop, Sigismondo Gambacorta, Father Marzio founded the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri, on 30th June, 1638. On 17th August, 1655, Pope Alexander VII, with his papal bull, united the Santuario of Santa Maria Assunta of Guardia Sanframondi and the Congregation of the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. On 16th May, 1656, he was elected and became a Superior and Parish Priest. In the same year, the plague came to Guardia, he died at the age of 58, as a result of caring for the sick and dying. FABIO GOLINO DE VESPASIANO (Guardia Sanframondi ?- Napoli 1639) He was a lawyer of the Foro of Naples in XVII century. He was the author of an important Latin work “'De procuratoribus tam ad iudicia quam ad negotia”. One of the most important streets of the historical center bears his name. ********* Fabio Golino, son of Vespasiano, originated from Guardia Sanframondi, even if there is no certain documentation. He was a master of the civil law and a lawyer at the Foro of Naples in XVII century. He was the author of some legal works. In each book, he declares himself as of “Sanframondi Guardie”. His most famous work is “'De procuratoribus tam ad judicia quam ad negotia”. He died in Naples in 1639. MICHELE FOSCHINI (Guardia Sanframondi 1711- Napoli 1770) He was a painter, a pupil of Francesco Solimena. His most important works are: La Vergine del Carmine, San Filippo Neri e San Pasquale Baylonne (the painting is in the Cathedral in the town of Nusco), Santa Maria del Soccorso (in the Church of Santa Maria del Campanile of Frasso Telesino), la Trinità con l'Immacolata (hanging behind the main altar of the Cattedrale of Cerreto Sannita), and others painting and frescos are to be found in some churches in Naples: Suor Orsola Benincasa, San Paolo Maggiore and in the Dome. He also was commissioned to work for the Royal Palace of Portici and Caserta. ********* Michele Foschini was born in Guardia Sanframondi in 1711. At the age of 11 he went to Naples to study Latin, Logic and Maths, but his interest lay in Art and painting and it was this because of his ardent interest in this subject matter, together with a wish that he should not entirely abandon his studies in other subjects that Piccirilli put under the tutorage of the painter Niccolò Maria Rossi. It was thanks to the positive impression that he had upon Rossi, that he was accepted in the workshop of Francesco Solimena, one of the major painters at that time in Naples. His first work “La Vergine del Carmine, which is to be found above on othe the altars in the Cathedral of Nusco. In 1729, whilst back visiting family in Guardia and he painted “La Porziuncola” which represented the life of San Francesco d’Assisi, situated in the Franciscan Monastery of the town. There were frescos and paintings in the cloister of the Monastery too. There are other works by this painter In the Santuario dell'Immacolata di Suor Orsola Benincasa, the Dome of Naples and in the Royal Palaces of Portici and Caserta. Foschini died in Naples in 1770 circa. One of Guardia’s streets bears his name In his memory. FILIPPO MARIA GUIDI (Guardia Sanframondi 1752 - Napoli 1837) He was a mathematician who lived at the beginning of the XIX century. He was a professor in the Royal University of Studies in Naples. He was later to be exiled in Paris. He translated the book “Elementi di Geometria” written by Adrien Marie Legendre. The main street in the historical center of the town bears his name. ********* Filippo Maria Vincenzo Ferdinando Guidi was born in Guardia Sanframondi on 22nd January, 1752 the son of Andrea di Girolamo, a local tanner, and Aurelia Genoefa Tessitore di Filippo. His first teacher was a priest of the Golino family, from whom he learnt to read and write. At the age of 10, he continued his studies with his uncle Don Francesco Guidi. He was the friend and colleague of Nicolò Fergola and he worked together and taught with Don Felice Sabatelli at the University of Naples as an astronomy teacher. After the death of Sabatelli (1786), and having been his deputy Guidi is given the post of professor in the Science and Maths faculty. In 1789, Filippo Guidi became Physics and Maths professor at the school of the Ospedale degli Incurabili and then at the R. Accademia di Marina. In 1799, he was forced to leave these posts because his fervent ideals regarding freedom rights and was at first imprisoned and subsequently exiled to Marseille in France. Upon learning that his brother Sebastiano was living in Lyon he moved there. but then, after hearing about his brother’s residence, he moved to Lyon. There, he worked as a maths and physics teacher at the School of Tournon. He also and married Maddalena Lacroix, the sister of a well-known mathematician. At the beginning of 1808, Filippo Guidi was able to return to Guardia and again took up teaching he later on went on the set up the higher secondary school in the town. In 1813, he again left Guardia to go back to his university teaching post in Naples. In 1816, he was nominated professor of Elemental Analysis and then went on to become the Dean of the University by royal decree of King Ferdinando II. He contracted cholera and died on 13th June, 1837. In his honour, in 1875, it was decided the of Via Piazza Antica be changed to Via Filippo Maria Guidi. SEBASTIANO GUIDI (Guardia Sanframondi 1767 - Lione 1863) Brother of Filippo Maria, he was one of the founding fathers of homeopathy in Italy and in France. He was an inspector at the University of France in Paris. One of the town’s squares bears his name. ********* Sebastiano Maria Guidi was born in Guardia Sanframondi on 13th January, 1767. After his father’s death, in 1778, he moved to Naples with his brother Filippo, who taught him Physics and Maths. In 1799, he fled the country to avoid falling into the hands of the police because ardently voiced his liberal ideals. He travelled first to Toulon, France then on to Lyon where he was left little option but to take on work in a variety of different fields. Because of his versatile intelligence and vast knowledge be became an assistant to the professor of Chemistry at the university and then later went on to became a professor of Chemistry, Philosophy, Maths, Literature and Civil Law. In 1802, Sebastiano married Lucrezia Scjon. She became ill with tuberculosis and was taken to Naples to be treated by the homeopathic physician Francesco Romani. It was as a result of this that Sebastiano become interested in homeopathy and returned to France to further his knowledge and undertake studies in this field. He began and went on to promote and encourage the use of homeopathy as a means of curing disease, but when the Medical Society of Lyon learned of this they fiercely attacked both Guidi and his more faithful followers. However, and quite the contrary the Homeopathic Society Gallianica had a golden medal specially made for him in recognition of his work in this field. He died in Lyon in 1863. The town of Guardia have never forgotten him and in his memory both one of the town squares and the Elementary and Middle school of the town have been given his name. FILIPPO DE BLASIO (Guardia Sanframondi 1820 - Napoli 1878) He was a jurist. During the time that Garibaldi was in government of Garibaldi of the Southern provinces, General Cialdini nominated him firstly, Director of the Dipartimento di Grazia e Giustizia in Naples (September 1860), then as Prefect of Naples Police (November 1860) and then in July 1861 as Secretary of the Ministero dell’Interno e Polizia in Naples. ********* Filippo De Blasio was born on 30th April, 1820 in Guardia Sanframondi, son of Geremia and Angela Di Meola. When he was young, he studied at the boarding school of Maddaloni and then he became a pupil of Luigi Palmieri, Pasquale Galluppi and Basilio Puoti in Naples. In 1848, obtained his first post teaching Law. The Bourbonic Government at that time became fearful of his success and ordered that the school be closed. For this reason, he left teaching and he dedicated work to Law Courts. He was immediately chosen to take on roles in politics.On 7th September, Filippo was a member of the commission which had invited Garibaldi to come to Naples and he was nominated Secretary of the Ministero di Grazia e Giustizia.