Emilio Ricci's tomb

The graves of Emilio Ricci, his father Luigi and his sister Clorinda, are located in Torremaggiore's cemetery.
His corpse was transferred from Doberdò del Lago (Friuli-Venezia-Giulia) where he died, to Torremaggiore in 1922, where he was welcomed by a huge audience1.

ARCHITECTURE OF THE NEW TOMB

In 2017 his tomb was rebuilt and Emilio Ricci and his relatives' corpses were moved to the entrance of Torremaggiore's cemetery in this new tomb.

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ARCHITECTURE OF THE ANCIENT TOMB2

The ancient tomb was composed of three lobes which look like a single marble block with a sign, sourmounted by a draped sculpture depicting the National Flag3.

On that sign is engraved an epitaph written by Benedetto Croce which reads as follows:

"IN MEMORIA / DI / EMILIO RICCI / MEDICO, SOLDATO, SCRITTORE / CHE LA VITA GENEROSA / TRASSE IN AURA DI MISTICA POESIA / OFFRENDOLA ALFINE IN OLOCAUSTO / ALLA PATRIA / ADDI' 27 AGOSTO 1915"

("In remembrance of Emilio Ricci, doctor, soldier, writer, whose generous life pulled in a halo of mystical poetry, sacrificing it as a holocaust for the Homeland, 27 August 1915")

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  • Photos and main text by Linda Celozzi moc.liamg|izzolecadnil#| and Lorenza Raspa moc.liamg|aznerolsar#| (December 2017)

Bibliography

  • Ricci Emilio, Versi e Lettere di Emilio Ricci, di Torremaggiore caduto in guerra il 27 agosto 1915 /a cura della madre e con prefazione di Benedetto Croce, Laterza, Bari, 1916, VII, p. 241
  • Ricciardelli Pasquale, Emilio Ricci (l'uomo e il poeta), Centro Studi Abruzzesi, Pescara, 1972, pp. 101-103

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