And the bells are amazing. They ring every fifteen minutes to mark the quarter hours and more often when it is time for mass. There are a number of different bells, with differing tones. For the last three years we have lived right above them so I speak with some authority on the subject. :) Periodically though, there is a completely different set of bells in the tower that ring every fifteen minutes for one full minute at a time, four times during the hour. These bells are much louder and you can physically see them going around and around. I have asked but no one seems to know why. They might ring 3 times in a day and they might ring once. They might do it three days in a row and they might not do it again for 3 weeks. They might do this at noon or it might be 7 pm. I cannot find a pattern. It does not seem to relate to a Holy Day...if anyone knows, please tell me!!
