{"id":9425,"date":"2018-08-21T12:55:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T12:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.associazionecandelieriglesias.it\/history\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T13:04:08","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.associazionecandelieriglesias.it\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9425\" class=\"elementor elementor-9425 elementor-287\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20af48e mkdf-row-grid-section elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left\" data-id=\"20af48e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc24709\" data-id=\"bc24709\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d43e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d43e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 18-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">The Association<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d83a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Our story begins with an unexpected discovery.<\/strong><br \/>It is the winter of 1992 when an ancient artifact is found in a cavity of Iglesias&#8217; Santa Chiara Cathedral.<br \/>Analyses immediately reveal that it was the central part of a &#8220;Candlestick,&#8221; one of the monumental holy tapers associated with the offering that the city used to dedicate to the Virgin. They are also covered in the Breve di Villa di Chiesa (ancient name for the city of Iglesias), the city&#8217;s centuries-old collection of laws, issued in 1280.<br \/>Almost seven centuries later, History is knocking at the door again, and it is impossible not to heed its call.<br \/>Immediately, the very first committee of the Blessed Virgin Assumption Candlestick Association set in motion and thanks to the participation of the entire population, funds were raised for the reconstruction of the first candlestick.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e40cce4 mkdf-row-grid-section elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left\" data-id=\"e40cce4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c16ba0f\" data-id=\"c16ba0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc24d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default mkdf-parallax-row-no mkdf-content-aligment-left mkdf-row-grid-no\" data-id=\"fc24d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e9506\" data-id=\"28e9506\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e2844e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63e2844e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">the history of the Candlesticks<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4776e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4776e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">On August 15, 1993, the Candlestick of Sancta Chiara paraded &#8211; again &#8211; through the streets of its&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">city.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In the year 1994, the Candlesticks of the Castello district and the Gremio dei Vinajuoli were reconstructed.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 1995, the Candlesticks of the Mezo district and the Mountain Gremio also joined.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Immediately following this, Fontana (1996), Universitas (1997) and that of Laboratories (1998) also saw the light again.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">There are a total of eight Candlesticks; University of Villa (the city as a whole), one for each of the four historic districts (Santa Chiara, Mezo, Fontana and Castello) and three Gremi or Corporations (Workers, Montagna and Viniajuoli).<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Association is constantly working to organize and promote an event with values, not only religious, but also historical and cultural. 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