LIVORNO. «Carlo Azeglio Ciampi undoubtedly represented one of the political, economic, and institutional pillars of contemporary Italy. From Governor of the Bank of Italy to President of the Republic, Ciampi’s figure redefined the concept of a servant of the State. His contribution to the spread of financial culture was decisive, leaving a legacy focused on education for conscious saving and, in particular, also on the protection of savers.»
Thus, ten years after his passing, on September 16, 2016, the director of Tirreno, Cristiano Marcacci, remembers the Livorno native Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. It is one of the commemorations of the week from September 14 to 20, chosen by Marcacci for his daily editorials on «Il giorno e la Storia», the Rai Cultura program signed by Giovanni Paolo Fontana, airing today at 00:10 and repeated at 8:30, 11:30, 14:00, and 20:10 on Rai Storia.
The director’s week opens on Monday the 14th remembering the journalist and writer Tiziano Terzani, born in 1938: «His tree with eyes in the Apennine hamlet of Orsigna in the province of Pistoia where he went to relax and seek inspiration – says Marcacci – is still a destination for many enthusiasts, fans, and hikers. Tiziano Terzani left us not only his books, his legacy consists of a profound moral and spiritual teaching essentially based on the rejection of violence and consumerism.»
Tuesday the 15th marks the day in 1993 when in Palermo, in the Brancaccio district, a Cosa Nostra commando killed Don Giuseppe Puglisi for his anti-mafia commitment, while Wednesday the 16th is the date of Ciampi’s passing.
On Thursday the 17th, the director of Tirreno returns to 1993 when the Polish union Solidarnosc was born, led by Lech Walesa, and on Friday the 18th he remembers the former National football team striker Totò Schillaci, the man of the “magical nights,” who died in 2024 at 59 years old.
On Saturday the 19th, the protagonist is Mariangela Melato, among the most versatile actresses of Italian cinema and theater, born in 1941. Marcacci’s week closes on Sunday the 20th, returning to 1918 when the stigmata, wounds reminiscent of those of Christ, appeared on the hands of Padre Pio of Pietrelcina. Considered miraculous by some, voluntarily inflicted by others, they were subject to investigations starting from 1919.
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