Mazzarino
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Mazzarino is a city and comune
in the province of Caltanissetta
in the region of Sicily
, Italy
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The city emerged in the second half of the 13th century. In 1507, the lords of the manor
received the title Count of Mazzarini.
It is home to two castles.
In the 50s, the local friary was theater for the highly debated Mazzarino Friars
case.
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:...
in the province of Caltanissetta
Province of Caltanissetta
The Province of Caltanissetta is a province in the southern part of Sicily, Italy...
in the region of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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The city emerged in the second half of the 13th century. In 1507, the lords of the manor
Lord of the Manor
The Lordship of a Manor is recognised today in England and Wales as a form of property and one of three elements of a manor that may exist separately or be combined and may be held in moieties...
received the title Count of Mazzarini.
It is home to two castles.
In the 50s, the local friary was theater for the highly debated Mazzarino Friars
Mazzarino Friars
The Mazzarino Friars were a group of Capuchin friars that turned to crime. They were active around the town of Mazzarino, Italy, in the 1950s. Their trial was a much-debated issue in the early '60s in Italy, in the context of the historical struggle between clerical and anti-clerical political...
case.