Word: francveschini
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Buenos Aires, terrified sextons, devout churchgoers, and two policemen found Guido Francveschini in the belfry of the church of Nuestra Señora de Buenos Aires. Lying on his back, with bell ropes tied to his feet, he was waving his legs in the air to ring the bells...
Asked how he dared ring bells in such a fashion, Guido Francveschini jumped up, explained that his arms had grown tired. Said he: "I really don't know why I am ringing the bells. No one seems to understand me. I am a devout man and believe in God. Bells were made to ring-to ring forever. When I was a child it used to make me very happy to hear the bells ringing on Sunday...
...Guido Francveschini then began to ring the chimes. He was removed to a lunatic asylum...
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