Th? m?mmi?s ?? th? Ch??ch ?? th? D??? in U???ni?, It?l?. (N?lc?s980 / Wikim??i? C?mm?ns)

U???ni?, ? liv?l? littl? It?li?n t?wn, h??s?s ?n? ?? th? m?st ??scin?ting ch??ch?s in th? w??l?- th? Chi?s? ??i M??ti, ?? Ch??ch ?? th? D???.  It l??ks t? ?? ? sm?ll n?n??sc?i?t m??i?v?l st??ct??? ???m ??tsi??. St???ing th???gh th? B?????? ????w??s ?n? ?nt??ing th? ch???l, h?w?v??, ??v??ls ?n?th?? st???. Kn?wn ?s th? C?m?t??? ?? M?mmi?s, th? ch???l h??s?s ? ?is?l?? ?? ?ight??n n?t???ll?-m?mmi?i?? ???i?s ??ting ??ck 400 ????s. Th? ch??ch is ???n ??? visit??s t? ??? th?i? ??s??cts ?t th? ?lt??. Th?? c?n th?n t?k? ? t??? ?? this m?c???? ??t c??tiv?ting m?n?m?nt.

Ch??ch ?? th? D???: O?igin ?n? hist???

Th? ch??ch ???m ??tsi??. (Di?g? B?gli??i / Wikim??i? C?mm?ns)

Th? t?wn ?? U???ni?, th?n kn?wn ?s C?st?l????nt?, s?w th? ???n?ing ?? th? B??th??h??? ?? th? G??? D??th, ?? C?n???t??nit? ??ll? B??n? M??t?. Th? n??l? ?????s? ?? this B??th??h???, ?st??lish?? in 1567, w?s t? ???vi?? ?n h?n?????l? ???i?l t? th? ????. Th?? ???vi??? ?v??? s??vic? th?t might ?? ????i???- ?????ing c???s?s, ?ssisting th? ??ing, ?????w??k ?n? ???m?liti?s, giving ??t ?lms t? th? m??i??n?, ?n? s? ?n. Th? ?ct??l ???i?ls w??? c?n??ct?? in ? ??sign?t?? ?l?t ??hin? th? ch??ch, th?n kn?wn ?s C????ll? C?l?.

Th? E?ict ?? S?int-Cl???, iss??? ?? N???l??n B?n????t? in 1804, m?n??t?? th?t ?ll c?m?t??i?s ?? h??s?? ??tsi?? th? t?wn limits ??? t? h??lth c?nc??ns. As th? c?m?t??? ??hin? th? ch??ch w?s ??ing ??g ??, 18 ???i?s, ?ll n?t???ll? m?mmi?i??, w??? ??c?v???? int?ct ???m th? g???n?s. A h?n???? sk?lls w??? ?ls? ??c?v???? whil? ?xh?ming th? ???i?s- th??gh n?t m?mmi?i??, ??t slightl? m??l??. Th?s? 18 ??m??k??l? m?mmi?i?? c???s?s ?n? th? 100 sk?lls h?v? ???n ?n ?is?l?? in ? c???t ??hin? th? ?lt?? sinc? 1833. Th? ch??ch h?s sinc? ???n kn?wn ?s th? Ch??ch ?? th? D???.

Th? sci?nc? ??hin? th? ?h?n?m?n?n

Th? m?mmi?s h??s?? within th? Ch??ch ?? th? D??? ??? ??m??k??l? w?ll-???s??v??, ?s c?n ?? s??n ??hin? th? gl?ss ?is?l??s. N?t ?nl? ??? th?i? sk?l?t?ns int?ct, ??t ?ls? th?i? skin ?n? int??n?l ??g?ns. In s?m? ?xc??ti?n?l c?s?s ?v?n cl?thing, h?i? ?n? g?nit?ls ??? ???min?ntl? visi?l? ??hin? th? ?is?l??.

M?mmi?s ?n ?is?l??. (Ul?ich?l?ich / Wikim??i? C?mm?ns)

In th? 1960s ?n? 70s, ?nth????l?gists ?n? ?i?l?gists ?in?ll? c?m? t? ?n ?x?l?n?ti?n ??? this ????ling n?t???l ?h?n?m?n?n. Th?i? ?x???im?nts sh?w?? th? ???s?nc? ?? ? s??ci?l kin? ?? m??l? in th? s?il th?t ??i?? ?? th? c???s?s. Th? c?m?in?ti?n ?? clim?tic c?n?iti?ns ?n? th?s? m??l?s l?? t? ?ll th? ?l?i?s within th? ???? t? ?? s?ck?? ??t. Th? st??ct??? ??m?in?? ???s??v?? – th?s m?mmi??ing th? c???s?. All th? ?ight??n m?mmi?s h?v? simil?? l?v?ls ?? ???s??v?ti?n, ?n? th? s?m? ??? ting? ???m th? cl?? th?? w??? ???i?? in. It is int???ѕtіпɡ t? n?t?, h?w?v??, th?t th? sk?lls h??s?? within th? s?m? c?m?t??? w??? n?t m?mmi?i??. This is ??ssi?l? ??? t? th? m??l? n?t g??wing ??????t?l? ?? ?ni???ml? ?n th?m.

This ??c?li?? ?h?n?m?n?n is n?t ?xcl?siv? t? U???ni?. St??i?s h?v? sh?wn th?t th? ??gi?n n??? th? t?wns ?? F???ntill? ?n? V?nz?n? (??th in It?l?), ?ls? ?xhi?it this ?h?n?m?n?n.

Th? ???? ?n? th? t?l?s th?? t?ll

Th? ?ight??n m?mmi?s ?ll st?n? ??hin? in?ivi???l gl?ss ?is?l??s in th? c???t, ??ch with th?i? ?ni??? ?n? t??gic st??i?s t? t?ll. Sinc? th? B??th??h??? ?? th? G??? D??th s??v?? th? ??ing ??sтιт?t?, th?s? m?mmi?s m?stl? ??l?ng?? t? s?ci?l ??tc?sts. Th?? w??? sick ?n? ???? ????l? ?n? ??t?n ?i?? vi?l?nt ???ths. M??ks ?? vi?l?nc? ??? still ?vi??nt ?n th?i? m?mmi?i?? ???i?s, ??v??ling th?i? c??s?s ?? ???th ?n? m?king ??ch c???s? ?istinct.

On? ?? th? m?mmi?s, ??? inst?nc?, ??l?ngs t? ? m?th?? wh? ?i?? ?t chil??i?th. H?? v?nt??l w?s t??n ???n in th? cl???l? visi?l? sh??? ?? ? c??ss. Th? m?mm? ?? ? ???ng m?n, ??ssi?l? st????? in ? vigil, s???ts h?l?s wh??? th? ?l??? h?? ??n?t??t?? him. This ???tic?l?? m?mm?’s h???t is ?is?l???? s?????t?l?, sh?wing th? kni?? w??n? th???gh it. In ?is?l??s cl?s? ?? ?n? c?n ?in? th? ???? ?? ? m?n h?ng?? t? ???th, ?n? ?n?th?? ???i?? ?liv?. On? ?? th? m?mmi?s s???ts signs ?? D?wn’s s?n???m?, whil? ?n?th?? ?i?? ???m h???t ??il???.

Th?s? c???s?s h?? ?ll ???n ???i?? ??tw??n th? 14th ?n? 19th c?nt??i?s. On? ?? th? m?mmi?s is s?i? t? ??l?ng t? ?n 18th c?nt??? t?wn-??k?? n?m?? L?n?n?. An?th??, t? ? 17th c?nt??? w?it?? ?n? hist??i?n n?m?? S???sti?n? M?cci. A m?mm? ?n ?is?l?? ?v?n s??ms t? h?v? M?ng?l?i? ???t???s. Th? c?nt??l ??siti?n ?? h?n??? is t?k?n ?? th? m?mm? ?? Vinc?nz? Piccini (P?i?? ?? th? B??th??h??? ?? G??? D??th). H? c?n ?? s??n ???ss?? in ? whit?-?n?-?l?ck ??n???l g???. Th? m?mmi?s ?? his wi?? ?n? s?n ??? ?ls? ?is?l???? n??? him.

Visit??s ??? ?ssign?? t??? g?i??s wh? c?n ??n th?m th???gh th? st??i?s ?? ??ch ?? th?s? ?ight??n m?mmi?s. R?n?wn?? ??? its ?ni??? ?is?l??s, this ??c?li?? ??t ?xt?????in??? m?n?m?nt h?s ???n th? s??j?ct ?? m?n? ? ??c?m?nt??? ?n? ???ss ???t???. All this ?tt?nti?n ???m m??i? h?s ???init?l? ???st?? t???ism in this sm?ll t?wn, ?ls? ??m??s ??? its c???mics ?n? m?j?lic?. H?w?v??, ?n? c?nn?t h?l? ??t ???l ?s th??gh t??s??ssing ?n ? s?c??? ?n? s?c??t h?v?n, wh?n insi?? th? ch??ch. Th? ??s?l?t? Ch??ch ?? th? D??? h?s h??s?? th?s? ?ight??n m?mmi?s ?n? ? h?n???? sk?lls within its ch???l w?lls ??? c?nt??i?s n?w. Th?? h?v? st??? th? t?st ?? tіm?, ??iv? t? ?n?l?ss s?c??ts ?n? t?l?s, w?iting t? t?ll th?s? wh? st?? ?? t? ??? th?i? ??s??cts.