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Giuseppe Monterosso was born to Domenico (fu Giuseppe), a shoemaker, and Maria Lo Dico, housewife. He was baptized on the same day of his birth, as was the custom at the time, in San Biagio, a sacramental church dependent on the San Pancrazio matrix, where the birth certificate is kept. The priest Giuseppe Adamo baptized him and Angelo Greco (also a shoemaker) acted as godfather and his sister Giuseppa acted as godmother. See Register of Baptized 1865-1867, 23 B, p. 61, in the “San Pancrazio Parish Historical Archive, Mother Church [italian: ”Matrice”] – Canicattì (AG)”
Giuseppe Monterosso was born to Domenico (fu Giuseppe), a shoemaker, and Maria Lo Dico, housewife. He was baptized on the same day of his birth, as was the custom at the time, in San Biagio, a sacramental church dependent on the San Pancrazio matrix, where the birth certificate is kept. The priest Giuseppe Adamo baptized him and Angelo Greco (also a shoemaker) acted as godfather and his sister Giuseppa acted as godmother. See Register of Baptized 1865-1867, 23 B, p. 61, in the “San Pancrazio Parish Historical Archive, Mother Church [italian: ”Matrice”] – Canicattì (AG)”
Giuseppe Monterosso had five other brothers (Luigi, Alfonso, Salvatore, Antonio and Eduardo). He hardly ever attended them due to his profession. In fact, he was always very far from home. He only worked as a musician: in the “Levy Lists” of the “Mandamento” [= military district] of [[Girgenti]], it is written that, initially, he was a “musician”, while, after enlisting, he reads “corporal-musician”. Other conscripts, listed together with him, are listed with additional professions, such as “bricklayer-musician”, or “tailor-musician”. Cf. ”Lista d’estrazione del Mandamento di Canicattì, “Leva sui” [sic.] ”Giovani del 1866”” [= List of Young Conscripts of 1866 of the Canicattì District], Folder of the “Mandamento”, sequential number 146 of the Register (N.B.: the other conscripts are listed before and after Monterosso). The documents are in the ”Archivio di Stato di Agrigento” The fact that “Giuseppe, as a child and adolescent, did not touch a piece of leather, did not hammer a nail, did not resole a shoe” caused a crack in relations with his father, Domenico. Dante Cerilli, ”Sinopie Consonanze. Giuseppe Monterosso e il Filarmonico Concerto Municipale di Aci Catena.1908-1912 ¤ 1922-1945. Dal Meriggio al Tramonto (1948-1978). I maestri Fontana, Minissale e Ausino”, Supino, Pagine lepine, 2022, p. 9, 14 and 15
Giuseppe Monterosso had five other brothers (Luigi, Alfonso, Salvatore, Antonio and Eduardo). He hardly ever attended them due to his profession. In fact, he was always very far from home. He only worked as a musician: in the “Levy Lists” of the “Mandamento” [= military district] of [[Girgenti]], it is written that, initially, he was a “musician”, while, after enlisting, he reads “corporal-musician”. Other conscripts, listed together with him, are listed with additional professions, such as “bricklayer-musician”, or “tailor-musician”. Cf. ”Lista d’estrazione del Mandamento di Canicattì, “Leva sui” [sic.] ”Giovani del 1866”” [= List of Young Conscripts of 1866 of the Canicattì District], Folder of the “Mandamento”, sequential number 146 of the Register (N.B.: the other conscripts are listed before and after Monterosso). The documents are in the ”Archivio di Stato di Agrigento” The fact that “Giuseppe, as a child and adolescent, did not touch a piece of leather, did not hammer a nail, did not resole a shoe” caused a crack in relations with his father, Domenico. Dante Cerilli, ”Sinopie Consonanze. Giuseppe Monterosso e il Filarmonico Concerto Municipale di Aci Catena.1908-1912 ¤ 1922-1945. Dal Meriggio al Tramonto (1948-1978). I maestri Fontana, Minissale e Ausino”, Supino, Pagine lepine, 2022, p. 9, 14 and 15
In 1872, therefore, Giuseppe secretly frequented the premises of the ”Banda di Canicattì”, located in a house on the ground floor, owned by the sac. Giacinto Gangitano di Vincenzo, at the ”Piano degli Agonizzanti”, not far from where he lived. See Dante Cerilli, ”Tra gli angeli un fiore. Vita, Magistero e Spiritualità di Maria Monterosso”, introduction by Carmela Perricone, Supino, Pagine lepine, 2017, pp. 7 and 9 He was assigned the ”Piccolo” that was lent to him by the Band Commission See ”“Introiti de’ Censi”” [= Heritage Office] ”with the Mayor in the Municipal Secretariat”, year 1865, ””Crediti e Debiti””, p. 130; for the assignment of musical instruments, see the ”Result Register with the Mayor in the Municipal Secretariat” – ”Libro Mastro Passivo, sez. “Crediti e Debiti”” [= Passive Ledger, section “Credits and Debits”], 1879, p. 390sx, in the “Historical Archive of the Municipality of Canicattì (AG), at “Palazzo Stella” and began…
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