▁in ▁the ▁Ap enn ine ▁hills ▁of ▁Italy . ▁The ▁village ▁of ▁Ag none , ▁a ▁small ▁Italian ▁town ▁of ▁ 5 , 2 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁I ser nia ▁in ▁Mol ise , ▁is ▁where ▁the ▁found ry ▁is ▁now ▁located . ▁ ▁The ▁found ry ▁" has ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁found ries ▁that ▁dates ▁back ▁ 1 0 ▁centuries ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁the ▁found ry ▁was ▁awarded ▁" the ▁title ▁of ▁pont ific al ▁found ry " ▁by ▁the ▁V at ican . ▁The ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁now ▁accounts ▁for ▁ 9 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁all ▁orders ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁co - owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁brothers ▁Arm ando ▁and ▁Pas qu ale ▁Mar in elli . ▁The ▁found ry ▁typically ▁produces ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁b ells ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁currently ▁emp lo ys ▁around ▁ 1 2 ▁people . ▁ ▁Notable ▁b ells ▁ ▁The ▁found ry ▁produced ▁the ▁last ▁bell ▁to ▁be ▁hung ▁within ▁the ▁bell ▁tower ▁of ▁the ▁Le an ing ▁Tower ▁of ▁P isa . ▁The ▁bell ▁is ▁a ▁ ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th - century ▁bell ▁dam aged ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁during ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁on ▁Italy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁The ▁new est ▁addition ▁started ▁service ▁on ▁E aster ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁missing ▁bell ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 6 0 ▁years . ▁