Burgio ( Sicilian: ''Burgiu'') is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

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in the

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, located about south of Palermo and about northwest of

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. Burgio borders the following municipalities:

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, Chiusa Sclafani,

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History

The exact date of the founding of Burgio is not known. However, it is known that it already existed in the 14th century, when the inhabitants of the nearby Scirtea joined those of Burgio. The first sultan of Burgio was Ali Bin Chema (King Amir, of the

Idrisid dynasty The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid an ...

), who left his kingdom in inheritance to Hamud. Hamud lost his kingdom in 1087 during the war against

Roger I of Sicily Roger I ( it, Ruggero I, Arabic: ''رُجار'', ''Rujār''; Maltese: ''Ruġġieru'', – 22 June 1101), nicknamed Roger Bosso and The Great, was a Norman nobleman who became the first Count of Sicily from 1071 to 1101. He was a member of the ...

. In 1282 Burgio's mayor was among several mayors invited to the Sicilian parliament by

Peter I of Aragon Peter I ( es, Pedro, an, Pero, eu, Petri; 1068 - 1104) was King of Aragon and also Pamplona from 1094 until his death in 1104. Peter was the eldest son of Sancho Ramírez, from whom he inherited the crowns of Aragon and Pamplona, and Isabell ...

, King of Sicily.

Main sights

*Baronial Castle *Virgadamo Bell Foundry *Ceramic Museum of Burgio - MUCIB *Museum of Mummies *Mother Church, standing in the highest part of the town. Dedicated to St. Anthony the Abbot (the patron saint), it was built in the 12th century and restored in the 14th century. It has a Renaissance external portal on the left side, with a lunette niche with a statue of the Madonna with Child, surrounded by small saints. Inside the church, in the chapel dedicated to the Madonna of Trapani, is a 16th-century statue of Madonna with Child by Vincenzo Gagini. The walls of the building are entirely decorated with stuccoes. The church is also home to a large wooden crucifix dating from the 13th century. *Church of San Rocco *Church of San Giuseppe *Church of San Vito *Church of San Luca

References

External links

Official website

Page at Italian Heritage website
Cities and towns in Sicily {{Sicily-geo-stub