Mogliano is a ''

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'' (municipality) in the

Province of Macerata The province of Macerata ( it, provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province includes 55 comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macera ...

in the

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region

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, located about south of

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic S ...

and about south of

Macerata Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564. History The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza ri ...

. Mogliano rises on a hill at 313 m. on the sea level and halfway between the Sibillini mountains and the

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. The village is known for the craftsmanship of wicker used for the production of: baskets and furniture.

History

The current territory of Mogliano was inhabited in 7th and 6th centuries BC by the

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, as testified by the discovery of a sandstone stele with an inscription kept in the National Museum in

. These people lived in villages scattered along the line of local hills; their civilization was later absorbed by the Romans, when they submitted the Piceno in the first decades of the 3rd century BC. Since the end of the 12th century to the mid-14th century, the castle was dominated by the da Mogliano family; in 1345 Gentile da Mogliano became lord of

Fermo Fermo (ancient: Firmum Picenum) is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo. Fermo is on a hill, the Sabulo, elevation , on a branch from Porto San Giorgio on the Adriatic coast railway. History The oldest hum ...

and ruled the city until 1355, when he was defeated by

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. The latter included Mogliano in the district of Fermo within the

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, of which it was one of the most important castles; in 1569 Mogliano became autonomous under

Pope Pius V Pope Pius V ( it, Pio V; 17 January 1504 – 1 May 1572), born Antonio Ghislieri (from 1518 called Michele Ghislieri, O.P.), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 8 January 1566 to his death in May 1572. He is v ...

, but in 1578 it was returned under the district of Fermo. After Italy was conquered by the French during the

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, Mogliano was included in the Department of Tronto; in 1815, with the restoration of the Papal rule, it was returned under the Delegation of Fermo, and finally, in 1828, it joined the Delegation of Macerata. After the annexation of the Marche to the

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and the division of the Marche into four provinces, Mogliano was included in the

province of Macerata The province of Macerata ( it, provincia di Macerata) is a province in the Marche region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Macerata. The province includes 55 comunes (Italian: ''comuni'') in the province, see Comunes of the Province of Macera ...

Main sights

* Santa Maria in Piazza. Church-oratory houses an altarpiece by

Lorenzo Lotto Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian Painting, painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school (art), Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He pain ...

, ''The Madonna in Glory with Saints John the Baptist, Anthony of Padua, Mary Magdalene and Joseph''. *

San Gregorio Magno San Gregorio Magno (local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. Overview San Gregorio Magno is located in an ethnographic region of Southern Italy with a unique form of folk musi ...

church * SS. Crocifisso d´Ete. The church is located at the crossroads for Montegiorgio and Francavilla d’Ete, lapped by the river Ete Morto. Building started on 11 November 1579, and the first stone was placed from the Bishop of Fermo Msgr. Pinelli, who chose the location. *Sanctuary of the SS. Crocifisso. Here is venerated an image depicting ''Crucified Christ Rising from the Grave'' fresco from the late 15th century. Following a miraculous event that happened in the year 1809, the church was rebuilt in neoclassical style by G. Lucatelli. * Monastery of San Giuseppe and church of Santi Crisogono e Benedetto * Rocca Medioevale, a medieval fortress of which only the bastions remains. It is home to the Church of St. Mary of Suffrage, now deconsecrated. *Palazzo Forti. Designed in the end of the 16th century as the home of the rich and noble family Forti; today is the seat of the Town Hall. *Apollo Theater, opened in 1844. It has a horseshoe shape with thirty eight stages on three floors.

References

External links

Official website
Cities and towns in the Marche {{Marche-geo-stub