"Martirologio-inventario" of the Church of S. Stefano in Torre, 1568
Description
This martirologio-inventario (an annal followed by an inventory of
property) of the Church of S. Stefano in Torre in the Blenio Valley
in Ticino, was written in 1568 at the request of the vicini (the
original members of the municipal corporate body) of Torre and
Grumo, in order to replace the older version. It contains the list
of annuali, i.e., of the annual celebrations for the death days of
deceased members of the Church, the inventory of movable and
immovable property, of the monacharia and of the luminaria, that
is, the requisites for illuminating the church. At the beginning of
the manuscript there is a watercolor drawing of the church patron
St. Stephen.
