Il Diavolo e l'acqua Santa
The Devil and the Holy Water
Sotto la maestosa chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore, costruita dai gesuiti nel 1627, si racconta ci fosse la “Camera Rossa”, luogo di interrogatori e torture dello spietato tribunale dell’inquisizione.
Una leggenda nata dal risentimento della popolazione nei confronti dell’ordine fondato da Sant’Ignazio di Loyola. Astio popolare che suscitarono anche i primi sodalizi massonici dell’inizio del 1700, che si opponevano all’ordine religioso che a sua volta li definiva strumenti del Demonio. I massoni si riunivano nella Rotonda Pancera. Immediatamente anche questo luogo, nell’immaginazione popolare, si dotò di sotterranei misteriosi e oscuri.
The majestic church of Santa Maria Maggiore was built by the Jesuits in 1627. It is here, under the church, that a “Red Room,” which was used for interrogations and torture by the ruthless Inquisition Tribunal, was said to exist.
This legend was born out of the population’s resentment towards the order, founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola. In addition, animosity was stirred by Masonic associations during the early 1700s, as they opposed the church. In turn, the Jesuits referred to them as instruments of the Devil. The Freemasons gathered at the Rotonda Pancera, which, in the popular imagination, was immediately thought to have mysterious and dark underground chambers.
Parrocchia di Santa Maria Maggiore
Rotonda Pancera