VERONESE EASTERS CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
The Committee’s Objectives
✤ To highlight the positive and heroic aspects of the Verona uprising of 1797.
✤ To defend the principle of legitimacy as a political category, and to uphold the traditional order as it existed before the Revolution — in particular, before the invasion of Italy by the French revolutionary armies in 1796 and before the Risorgimento.
✤ To maintain a strong link with Catholic tradition and the concept of legitimacy.
✤ To cultivate historical research and study, promoting a deeper understanding of the anti-Napoleonic movements and their moral, cultural, and religious dimensions.
✤ To affirm a sacred conception of life, recognizing that the rights of God are the ultimate guarantee of man’s natural rights.
✤ To preserve credibility through the consistent completion of all projects undertaken over time.
✤ To promote the restoration of the traditional order, both spiritual and temporal, which was violated and destroyed by the Revolution.
The Committee’s Activities
The recovery of sources and manuscripts at the local level, in Italy, and also across Europe.
Publication of contemporary memoirs, books on the history of the uprising, and on the trials
Creation of a previously unseen iconography, with over four hundred images produced by distinguished Italian and international illustrators
Approval by the City Council of a monument dedicated to the fallen of the Pasque Veronesi and of commemorative plaques.
Organization of numerous historical reenactments, especially of battles and costumed parades.
Dissemination activities through leaflets, posters, brochures in six languages, TV spots, social media channels, and on-site presence with information
Historical conferences and photographic exhibitions
Creation of commemorative medallions and reproductions of ancient coins and historical flags
The Birth of the Committee
The Committee was founded on December 13, 1996, on the eve of the bicentennial of the Pasque Veronesi.
Some of its founding members had already been active for years, organizing lectures, conferences, and publications on the subject.
On April 17, 1997, at exactly 5:00 p.m., in Piazza delle Erbe in Verona, the bicentenary of the Pasque Veronesi uprising was commemorated with the ringing of the 16th-century Rengo bell from the Torre dei Lamberti, a powerful symbol recalling the alarm that once called the citizens to arms.
During the 200th anniversary celebrations (1997), local administrations and institutions were officially involved, forming a special committee to organize the commemoration, originally intended to conclude with the bicentenary year.
However, given the scope and cultural importance of the projects still to be completed, in 1998 the Committee decided to continue its mission, remaining active to this day.
