Montemarano
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Montemarano is a town and comune
of the province of Avellino
in the Campania
region of southern Italy
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and completely destroyed. Later it became a fiefdom of Raona of Fragneto. Other important feudal lords were the Caracciolo
, the Della Leonessa and the Della Marra.
Montemarano was also the seat of a Roman Catholic Diocese between the years of 1059-1818. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dm544.html http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/italy_montemarano1059.htm Its first bishop, St. John of Montemaranohttp://www.promontemarano.it/SanGiovanni.html, is honored with a statue in the town.
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 Avellino
Province of Avellino
The Province of Avellino is a province in the Campania region of Italy. The area is typified by many small towns and villages scattered across the province; in fact only two towns have a population over 20,000; its capital city Avellino and Ariano Irpino....
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 existence of the town is documented since the 11th century. During Norman times it was attacked by RuggieroRuggiero
Ruggiero refers to a musical scheme which is at times harmonic and at times melodic. It is seen in 16th and 17th century music, for both vocal and instrumental pieces and improvisations. It most likely comes from reciting formulas used to perform Orlando Furioso, an epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto....
and completely destroyed. Later it became a fiefdom of Raona of Fragneto. Other important feudal lords were the Caracciolo
Caracciolo
Caracciolo is the surname of a famous noble family of southern Italy.Its members include:*Battistello Caracciolo, Italian painter*Carmine Nicolao Caracciolo, Spanish viceroy of Peru*Francesco Caracciolo, Neapolitan admiral and revolutionist...
, the Della Leonessa and the Della Marra.
Montemarano was also the seat of a Roman Catholic Diocese between the years of 1059-1818. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dm544.html http://www.katolsk.no/utenriks/kronologi/italy_montemarano1059.htm Its first bishop, St. John of Montemaranohttp://www.promontemarano.it/SanGiovanni.html, is honored with a statue in the town.