Maria Gloriosa [SEP] creator
Maria Gloriosa
Maria Gloriosa, or the Erfurt Bell, is a well-known bell of Erfurt Cathedral, cast by Geert van Wou in 1497. The world's largest medieval free-swinging bell, it is now swung electrically. It was welded in 1985 to repair a crack, then, on August 2004, the bell was re-fused due to another crack from 2001. 
Diameter: 8 feet 5 3/4 inches [2584mm], weight: 13 tons 15 cwts. [12555 kg],
Santa Maria Gloriosa, Lecco
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria Gloriosa is a Roman Catholic parish church in the neighborhood of Rancio Superiore in the town limits of Lecco, region of Lombardy, Italy.
History.
A church at the site is documented since 1455. In 1640 it became the parish church of Rancio. The present church and bell-tower were refurbished with its present layout and architecture in that century. The interior retains some of its late-baroque decorations, including a wooden statue of the Madonna and child