Campagna
Encyclopedia
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
of the province of Salerno
Province of Salerno
The Province of Salerno is a province in the Campania region of Italy.-Geography:The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 139,579; Cava de' Tirreni with a population of 53,488; Battipaglia with a population of 51,115; and Nocera Inferiore which has a...
, in the Campania
Campania
Campania is a region in southern Italy. The region has a population of around 5.8 million people, making it the second-most-populous region of Italy; its total area of 13,590 km² makes it the most densely populated region in the country...
region of Southern Italy
Italy
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History
The town, located in a mountainous district, gradually lost importance in the 20th century. All its district offices have been moved to other cities since the 1930s, and the Diocese of Campagna merged with the Archdiocese of Salerno in 1973.During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Campagna was the site of an internment camp. The Bishop Giuseppe Maria Palatucci turned the camp into a shelter for Italian and foreign Jews, many of them sent there for protection by his nephew Giovanni Palatucci
Giovanni Palatucci
Giovanni Palatucci was an Italian police official who saved thousands of Jews from being deported to Nazi extermination camps....
; Giovanni was later honored as a Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous Among the Nations
Righteous among the Nations of the world's nations"), also translated as Righteous Gentiles is an honorific used by the State of Israel to describe non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to save Jews from extermination by the Nazis....
by the Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem
Yad Vashem is Israel's official memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, established in 1953 through the Yad Vashem Law passed by the Knesset, Israel's parliament....
Holocaust Memorial. Much of this is documented in Elizabeth Bettina's book, It Happened in Italy.
Castles, palaces, fountains and bridges
- Castle Gerione (10th century)
- Castle De Alegisio (10th century)
- Palazzo di Città (13th century)
- Palace Ducale Pironti (1694)
- Palazzo Tercasio (14th century)
- Palazzo dei Governatori dei Principi di Monaco (15th century)
- Palazzo Rivelli (14th century-17th century)
- Palazzo Pastore-Alinante (16th century)
- Palazzo Bernalla (14th century)
- Palazzo Trotta (16th century)
- Fountain Giudeca (15th century)
- Fountain S.Lucia (15th century)
- Fountain Cortiglia (15th century)
- Bridge of Presbyteres (15th century)
- Bridge of piazzaPiazzaA piazza is a city square in Italy, Malta, along the Dalmatian coast and in surrounding regions. The term is roughly equivalent to the Spanish plaza...
Guerriero (15th century)
Churches, religious buildings and structures
- Basilica co-cathedral of Santa Maria della Pace (1112-1683)
- Church and convent DominicanDominican OrderThe Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
of San Bartolomeo (14th century) - Shrine of Madonna di Avigliano (1377)
- Church of SS. Annunziata (13th century)
- Church of SS Salvatore e Sant'Antonino (11th century)
- Church of S.Giovanni (16th century)
- Seminary di S. Spirito (15th century)
- Monastery of Maddalena (14th century)
- Church and convent of Osservanti della Concezione (15th century)
- Abbey of Santa Maria La Nova (1220–1249)
- Monastery of San Martino (16th century)
- Hermitage of S.Erasmo e S.Giacomo degli eremiti (11th century)
- Hermitage of San Michele di Montenero (12th century)
- Hermitage of S. Maria Domenica (16th century)
Museums
- Itinerario della Memoria e della Pace
- Museo della confraternita dei cinturati di Santa Maria del Soccorso
Nature reserve
- Oasi naturale del Monte Polveracchio
- Oasi di Persano
- Riserva naturale Foce Sele-Tanagro
Notable people
- Antoninus of SorrentoAntoninus of SorrentoAntoninus of Sorrento was an Italian abbot, hermit, and saint.Born at Campagna, he left his native town to become a monk at Monte Cassino. During that time, Italy was suffering from barbarian invasions and Antoninus was forced to leave this monastery. Monte Cassino had been plundered by the...
, catholic saint born at Campagna - Giuseppe Maria Palatucci, catholic bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Campagna - Honoré I, Lord of MonacoHonoré I, Lord of MonacoHonoré I was Lord of Monaco from August 22, 1523 to October 7, 1581.Honoré was the youngest child of Lucien Grimaldi and Jeanne de Pontevès-Cabanes. He became Lord of Monaco at the age of 9 months, upon the assassination of his father on August 22, 1523...
, Marquis of Campagna - Charles II, Lord of MonacoCharles II, Lord of MonacoCharles II was Lord of Monaco from October 7, 1581 to May 17, 1589.Charles was the eldest son of Honoré I and Isabella Grimaldi...
, Marquis of Campagna - Hercule, Lord of MonacoHercule, Lord of MonacoErcole was Lord of Monaco from May 17, 1589 to November 29, 1604.Ercole was the youngest of four sons of Honoré I and Isabella Grimaldi. His eldest brother Charles II became Lord of Monaco on the death of their father in 1581. Ercole's two elder brothers Francois and Horace died in childhood...
, Marquis of Campagna - Honoré II, Prince of MonacoHonoré II, Prince of MonacoHonoré II was Sovereign Prince of Monaco. He was the first to be called Prince, but started his reign as Lord of Monaco....
, Marquis of Campagna - Juan Caramuel y LobkowitzJuan Caramuel y LobkowitzJuan Caramuel y Lobkowitz was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician and writer.-Life:...
, bishop of Campagna - Louis I, Prince of MonacoLouis I, Prince of MonacoLouis I, Prince of Monaco was Prince of Monaco from 1662 until 1701.Louis Grimaldi was the elder son of Prince Hercule of Monaco and Maria Aurelia Spinola....
, Marquis of Campagna