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Léon-Clément Gérard
Léon-Clément Gérard (18 March 1810 – 1 November 1876) was a churchman in the Aosta Valley, Val d'Aoste who became a Canon (priest), cathedral canon in nearby Aosta Cathedral, Aosta. Within the church he came to prominence as a controversialist, notably on account of his long-standing record of theological and very public feuding with :fr:Félix Orsières, Félix Orsières to whose polemical Liberal Catholicism Gérard, alongside his colleagues within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aosta, Aosta cathedral establishment, he was strongly opposed. His church career culminated in his appointment as Archpriest, diocesan archpriest. It is, however, on account of his activities as a prolific writer, in particular of religious and regional publications, that he came to wider prominence. In Second Italian War of Independence, 1859/1860 Aosta Valley, Aosta became Italian unification, part of Italy. Despite an energetic campaign of Italianization, population shifting and language suppr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cogne
Cogne (, ; Issime ) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in Aosta Valley, northern Italy, with 1369 inhabitants, as of 2017. Geography Cogne is located in the valley with the same name along a stream known as the Torrent Grand Eyvia. It is the largest municipality in the Aosta Valley. Cogne is from Turin, from Geneva and from Aosta. The town center of Cogne, called "Veulla" (meaning "town center" in the local Arpitan language), is surrounded by four valleys: * South: the Valnontey valley, which leads to the slopes of Gran Paradiso; * North: the Grauson valley; * South-east, the Urtier valley and Valleille; * East, the Gimillan valley. A large meadow, known as the '' St Ursus Meadow'' ( It. ''Prati di Sant'Orso''; Fr. ''Prés de Saint-Ours''), is located at the southern edge of the town centerwebcam; the municipal statute forbids any construction works on this meadow, which has received recognition as a "Wonder of Italy". History The population of Cogne originates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
