Private company

Pontificia Fonderia Marinelli

Logo: campanemarinelli.com3

Italian bell foundry

Marinelli Bells – Pontifical Bell Foundry (Italian: Campane Marinelli – Pontificia Fonderia di Campane) is a bell foundry in Agnone, Italy. Allegedly founded in 1040, with the oldest record from 1339, the foundry is one of the oldest family businesses in Italy. In addition to bells, it produces bronze portals, bas-reliefs, and various church artifacts, as well as restoring worn or damaged bells.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Photo: Accurimbono, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Marinelli Bells – Pontifical Bell Foundry (Italian: Campane Marinelli – Pontificia Fonderia di Campane) is a bell foundry in Agnone, Italy. Allegedly founded in 1040, with the oldest record from 1339, the foundry is one of the oldest family businesses in Italy. In addition to bells, it produces bronze portals, bas-reliefs, and various church artifacts, as well as restoring worn or damaged bells.2

Products and brands

  • bell

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1040Founded Founded in Agnone1

Sources

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