Monte Amiata | David Lazzaretti, rebel and prophet of Monte Amiata

Io sono, e chi egli sia nol so, ma sono
Colui che essere dovrò chi ero in prima.
Ma prima me non conoscevo me stesso,
Ma or che conosco me, non so chi egli ero,
E colui ch'era in me, non è più meco.
Perché or son Seco a chi con me prim'era,
Ed essendo Seco, opro con Seco,
Ed egli opra con me, come opro in lui,
E lui opra con me come in sé stesso,
Per cui me stesso opro in voler di lui. [3]

David Lazzaretti or Davide Lazzaretti (Arcidosso, November 6, 1834 - Bagnore, August 18, 1878) was an Italian preacher and rebel. His name is linked to the Giurisdavidismo, his doctrine.
He worked in Tuscany in the Monte Amiata region at the end of the nineteenth century. For his visionary vision and his tragic end he was called the Christ of Amiata or the Prophet of Amiata. He withdrew for a while with his followers on the Monte Labbro. The ruins of his hermitage, the Torre Davidica or Torre Giurisdavidica, are still there.
The aversion of the state and the church to his messianism caused his death, which took place on August 18, 1878, when he was killed by the Carabinieri at the end of an impressive parade in Arcidosso. At the place where he was shot, nowadays the Viale Davide Lazzaretti, now stands a modest memorial.

Mappa Monte Labbro | Ingrandire mappa

A rebel and visionary of a different kind, David Lazzarerti was a strange figure who gathered a large following and much renown in the second half of the nineteenth century. One of six sons of a poor barrocciaio or carter from Arcidosso on the Amiata, he was much admired for his strength and his inventive but blasphemous language --until he had a holy vision that convinced him he was a descendant of the French kings, with a direct line to God. After spending some years in France, where he wrote many of his religious and inflammatory tracts (he preached equality among men and entertained politically subversive ideas), he returned to his mountain. Here he collected more than two thousand followers, completely fascinated by his charisma, who built for their profeta a church, a tower and a hermitage. He was shot down ten years later. in 1878, while leading a great procession from his mountain hermitage in the name of God and social equality, by the carabinieri of Arcidosso. [2] He is buried in the cemetery of Santa Fiora in a family grave. Centro studi David Lazzaretti, Arcidosso		Davide Lazzaretti on top of Monte Labbro (1)

The Centro studi David Lazzaretti in Arcidosso [4]
The Centro studi David Lazzaretti is housed in the Rocca Aldobrandeschi in Arcidosso. The study center documents the story of David Lazzaretti, the 'Prophet of the Amiata', through paintings, objects and photographic material. In the years immediately following the association of Italy, David Lazzaretti was founder of the Giurisdavidica community. The places, the persuasiveness, the experiences that characterized the religious and social life of the community, are presented in a broad framework that consists of iconographic material, clothing and banners. The museum has been housed in the Aldobrandesco castle since 2008. The richness of the material produced by Lazzaretti and the lazzarettista movement satisfies a multitude of interests, both historical-artistic, archival, anthropological and ecological. Particularly noteworthy are some of Lazzaretti's garments and various objects from the Museum of Criminal Anthropology in Turin. The letter in which Don Giovanni Bosco defends Lazzaretti is also a beautiful piece. Centro Studi David Lazzaretti \| www.centrostudilazzaretti.it
Exhibition David Lazzaretti, il Messia dell’Amiata - Cimeli e documenti Castello aldobrandesco, Arcidosso 31 luglio 2017 - 31 agosto 2018 Meer informatie: Pro loco Arcidosso: 0564 968084 \| www.prolocoarcidosso.it The attack.
The life of Lazzaretti ended tragically on August 18, 1878. A procession was organized from Monte Labbro to Arcidosso in which more than 3,000 people took part, but when they entered the city, they suddenly came face to face with a screen of carabinieri. In a moment of special tension they opened fire. Lazzaretti and three farmers died on the scene. According to Gramsci, it was a deliberate attack. Lazzaretti was unarmed, just like the farmers. A small monument still reminds of this attack.
		Placca Davide Lazzaretti

Davide Lazzaretti [4]	Targa sulla casa di Lazzaretti ad Arcidosso	Davide Lazzaretti
Photogallery Monte Amiata and Monte Labbro

Monte Labbro	Arcidosso, Monte Labbro, Panorama	Monte Labbro, Eremo Lazzaretti

Remains of the ruin of the tower Torre Giurisdavidica, on top of Monte Labbro	Torre Giurisdavidica, on the top of Monte Labbro	Torre Giurisdavidica, Monte Labbro
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Torre Giurisdavidica, Monte Labbro	Arcidosso, Torre Giurisdavidica, Monte Labbro	Monte Labbro, near the tower Torre Giurisdavidica, on top of Monte Labbro
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Franco Pitocco, «LAZZARETTI (Lazzeretti), David», in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 64, Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2005 [1] Photo collection Simone Cristicchi. [2] Fonte: Monte Labbro - Torre Giurisdavidica - L’eremo di David Lazzaretti \|www.luoghimisteriosi.it [3] Davide Lazzaretti, Visioni e profezie, Lanciano, R. Carabba, 1913. [4] Photo Centro Studi David Lazzaretti - Arcidosso.

Centro studi David Lazzaretti, Arcidosso

The attack.

Photogallery Monte Amiata and Monte Labbro

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