The Italian Gianni creates Surely it is one of the people who wake up earlier in the city of Rome To be able to fulfill your work, because every day, at 3.00, you must be ready with your 2,798 keys in the hands, because he is currently the bearer of the keys of all museums in the Vatican City.
Gianni is the head of the CLAVEROS in the city-stated within Rome, Italy, which is officially the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Therefore, it has all the keys of the doors, gates and even windows of the known places and Secrets of the Vatican, which leads him to walk more than 7.5 kilometers every day.
Currently, after the conclave in which The first American pontiff was chosenhe Pope Leo XIVCREA is in charge of four groups of two people (eight individuals in total), with whom every day opens all the accesses to museums in the city of the Vatican, so that More than 30 thousand foreigners can enter.
Since the Vatican is the home of the Pope, he is considered a treasure of the architecture and iconic art, so their Vatican museums house ancient Roman sculptures, like the famous Laocoonte and their childrenalong with Renaissance frescoes in Rafael’s rooms and in the Sistine chapelfamous for the roof painted by Miguel Ángel.
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After abandoning their law studies in the municipality of Melito di Porto exceptlocated in the province of Reggio CalabriaGianni Crea began working as a caregiver in the San Pedro Basilicathe Catholic temple located in the city of the Vatican that has the greatest interior space of a church worldwide.
However, in April 1998, more than 27 years ago, Gianni Crea discovered a picture in the Vatican museums that, in his own words, dazzle Completely and, at that precise moment, he knew that he would never become a lawyer: The Athens Schoolone of the most outstanding paintings of the Italian Renaissance artist Rafael Sanzio.
Although his favorite work is the statue of Belvedere Apolloa famous marble sculpture that represents the Greek God and is part of the Pío-Clementino Museum In the city of the Vatican, the unit of The Athens School became the sign that he needed to change course and devote himself to a task for more than two decades.
“I feel very happy to have changed course, because now I am someone important In the Vatican and I dedicate my life to these historical works of art, “added Gianni, who also uses the 2,798 keys at night, when the sun falls into the Holy See, to be able to close everything until the early morning Next, when he returns.
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The 53 -year -old Italian begins his day every day when he opened the number one door, the central gate of the Vatican museums, known for being the famous Santa Ana Gatebecause, according to Gianni creates, each door has a number and a Special treatment by the team, because they already know their needs.
“Many keys are stored in a bunker air conditioning Located in the Patio de la Piña, one of the most prominent places of the Vatican Museums. They must be stored there because some keys have more than century And it is necessary to prevent it from oxiden“Gianni added during an interview with the television channel National Geographic.
As stated by the chief of the claveros in the city of the Vatican, the best example of this situation is the key number 401, in charge of opening the Pío-Clementino Museum: “This key has an incalculable value for the Roman Catholic Church. It is known that it has more than 400 years and weighs two pounds“explained the born in Reggio Calabria.
Gianni Crea is the kept keys of the Vatican museums, has 2,798. In your networks you upload videos opening different points of that immensity. Imagine having the privilege of doing that once in your life. pic.twitter.com/vqmdxd65xf
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