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Monument To The Fallen, Riccia
The Monument to the Fallen () is located in Piazza Giacomo Sedati in the town of Riccia in the region of Molise, Italy. The bronze sculpture, by Enzo Puchetti, was built after the First World War and inaugurated in August 1925. The work, by a sculptor who created works for the fascist government, has a subtle irredentist message and depicts a local farmer from Riccia supporting a wounded warrior, while another youth below, in anticipation of future battles, asks for the fallen's laurel wreath. The names of those fallen during the Second World War were added subsequently. entry on monument. References See also * Santissima Annunciata, Riccia * |
Riccia, Molise
Riccia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise, located about southeast of Campobasso, with a population of about 5,600. Riccia borders the following municipalities: Castelpagano, Castelvetere in Val Fortore, Cercemaggiore, Colle Sannita, Gambatesa, Jelsi, Pietracatella, Tufara. History The first people who lived there came with Oscans. By the time of the arrival of the Samnites (4th century BC) the area was well developed and prosperous, as noted by objects found in the excavations of the area. During the Social War (90–88 BC) the area was destroyed and the Romans colonized the Sannio area. The colonists included Roman troops from Ariccia, near Rome. They named the place "Ariccia" which then was changed to "Saricia", then to "Ricia" and finally, "Riccia". In the second half of the 6th century, Riccia came under the rule of the Lombard Duke of Benevento. In the 13th century, Riccia became part of the Monastery S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molise
Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Italy. Covering , it is the second smallest region in the country, after the Aosta Valley, and has a population of 287,966 as of 2025. The region is split into two provinces, named after their capitals: Campobasso Province, Campobasso and Isernia Province, Isernia. Campobasso also serves as the regional capital. Geography Molise is bordered by Abruzzo to the north, Apulia to the east, Lazio to the west, and Campania to the south. It has of sandy coastline to the northeast, lying on the Adriatic Sea looking out toward the Tremiti Islands. The countryside of Molise is mostly mountainous, with 55% covered by mountains and most of the rest by hills that go down to the sea. Main sights and monuments Campobasso *Castello Monforte *Terzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enzo Puchetti
Enzo is an Italian given name derivative of the German name Heinz. It can be used also as the short form for Lorenzo, Vincenzo, Innocenzo, or Fiorenzo. It is most common in the Romance-speaking world, particularly in Italy and Latin America. It has also been well-used in countries such as France, where it was the most popular name for newborn boys in 2004 and 2007. Enzo has also risen in use in the United States, influenced by the fame of Argentinean footballer Enzo Fernández. The name is particularly popular among Hispanic and Latino Americans. People * Enzo Amendola (born 1973), Italian politician * Enzo Amore (born 1986), Ring name of American professional wrestler Eric Arndt * Enzo Bearzot (1927–2010), Italian football player and manager * Enzo Benedetto (1905–1993), Italian painter * Enzo Biagi (1920–2007), Italian journalist * Enzo Bottesini (born 1942), Italian journalist and actor * Enzo Calzaghe (1949–2018), Anglo-Italian boxing trainer * Enzo Cesario (born 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian Irredentism
Italian irredentism ( ) was a political movement during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Kingdom of Italy, Italy with irredentism, irredentist goals which promoted the Unification of Italy, unification of geographic areas in which indigenous peoples were considered to be Italians, ethnic Italians. At the beginning, the movement promoted the annexation to Italy of territories where Italians formed the absolute majority of the population, but retained by the Austrian Empire after the Third Italian War of Independence in 1866. Even after the Capture of Rome (1871), the final event of the unification of Italy, many ethnic Italian speakers (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Trentino-Alto Adigan Italians, Savoyard Italians, Corfiot Italians, Niçard Italians, Swiss Italians, Corsican Italians, Maltese Italians, Istrian Italians and Dalmatian Italians) remained outside the borders of the Kingdom of Italy and this situation created the Italian irredentism. During World War I the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santissima Annunciata, Riccia
The Church of the Santissima Annunciata or Annunziata is a 14th-century Roman Catholic religious structure located on Via Zaburri in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The church was built in 1378 with a Gothic style portal with ogival arch. The columns retain capitals with animal and floral decorations as is typical of Romanesque architecture. The portal has a symbol of the Paschal lamb. Documents cite foundation of the Church by a confraternity which appears to have assembled from foreigners, mainly from Slavic regions from across the Adriatic, who had moved into the region. On the left of the church rises a belltower with a clock. The tower was rebuilt in 1890 to replace the previous one dating from 1787, which had been damaged by an earthquake in 1805. The interior has a number of paintings, including a main altarpiece depicting an ''Annunciation'' by an unknown artist; a ''Deposition'' by Adamo Rossi. The baptismal font i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Assunta, Riccia
Santa Maria Assunta or the Chiesa dell’Assunta is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The church is medieval and rebuilt and enlarged in the 18th century with reconsecration in 1765. The Romanesque-style portal derives from the 13th-century has foliage and animal symbols, and in the cornice frieze, it has the heraldic signs of the families of Bartolomeo de Capua and Aurelia Orsini. On the left, at the end of the nave, the ribs of the ceiling of the chapel have gothic-style arches with spiral motifs. The church contains an altarpiece depicting the ''Dormition of the Virgin'' (circa 1480) attributed to Silvestro Buono, a Neapolitan pupil of Antonio Solario. In the opposite wall is the painting of a local hermit, the ''Blessed Stefano Corumano with Virgin and Child''. The main altar was made of marble and pietra dura ''Pietra dura'' (), ''pietre dure'' () or intarsia lapidary ( see below ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Immacolata Concezione, Riccia
Immacolata Concezione ("Immaculate Conception", Italian: ''Chiesa dell'Immacolata''), also called the ''Convent of the Cappuccini'', is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Umberto I in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History In 1679, the church and convent of the Capuchins was erected upon the ruins of the former Convent of the Celestine Order. The austere stone facade, rusticated inferiorly, has bronze doors; the lunettes above have a relief depicting the ''Immaculate Conception and Jesus'' by the sculptor Ettore Marinelli. On the roof of the main entrance is a much restored fresco of ''St Francis of Assisi receiving the Stigmata'' (1696) by an unknown painter. The church also has a painting of the ''Immaculate Conception with the Holy Spirit and St Joseph and Saints'' (1685) by Benedetto Brunetti. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanctuary Of The Madonna Del Carmine, Riccia
The Sanctuary of the Madonna del Carmine, also called for short ''Santuario del Carmine'' is a 19th-century Roman Catholic church located in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History The Carmelite order had established themselves in Riccia by 1238, and remained till this small convent was suppressed by Pope Innocent X in 1653. Medieval frescoes decorated the church that had existed at the site prior the present structure, however, it was rebuilt and refurbished over the centuries, eliminating the early decoration. By the early 1500s, it had become a site for devotion to the ''Vergine del Carmelo'' (Our Lady of Mount Carmel). In 1863–1864, the ancient church was razed and rebuilt in an octagonal layout. An inscription on the portal recalls that the church was rebuilt in gratitude to the ebbing of the 1854 cholera epidemic. The interior has a triptych depicting a ''Madonna and the prophets Elias and Eliseo''. Below are saints John the Bapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Delle Grazie, Riccia
Santa Maria delle Grazie, also known as the ''Church of the Beato Stefano Corumano'' is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church near Largo Nicola Gioia, near the Piano della Cavallerizza in the town of Riccia, Province of Campobasso in the region of Molise, Italy. History A church at this site was founded in antiquity, by the 4th or 5th century. It was rebuilt across the centuries, replacing the primitive construction. The main reconstruction was in 1500 under the patronage of Bartolomeo III, as announced in the facade frieze. The simple and severe facade is made of white stone with a single small oculus above the central portal, almost devoid of decoration except for the shield of the Capua family atop in the center and a frieze dedication atop the portal to the Madonna delle Grazie. Atop the frieze is not a blank niche where the frescoed image of the virgin was once place. At the flanks of the facade are Doric pilasters; at top, a triangular tympanum. Inside, the arches on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I Memorials In Italy
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