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Vizzini

October 17, 2023

For the character in William Goldman's novel, see The Princess Bride (novel). For use as a surname, see Vizzini (surname).

Vizzini is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, southern Italy. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Catania in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the most northwesterly slopes of Monte Lauro.

Vizzini
Comune
Comune di Vizzini
Panorama of Vizzini
Coat of arms
Location of Vizzini
Vizzini
Location of Vizzini in Italy
Vizzini
Vizzini (Sicily)
Coordinates: 37°10′N 14°45′E / 37.167°N 14.750°E / 37.167; 14.750
CountryItaly
RegionSicily
Metropolitan cityCatania (CT)
FrazioniCamemi, Vizzini Scalo
Government
 • MayorVito Saverio Cortese
Area
[1]
 • Total125 km2 (48 sq mi)
Elevation
586 m (1,923 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total6,330
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
DemonymVizzinesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
95049
Dialing code0933
Patron saintSt. Gregory
Saint day12 March
WebsiteOfficial website
Salita Lucio Marineo.

The commune territory is bounded by the comuni of Buccheri, Francofonte, Giarratana, Licodia Eubea, Militello in Val di Catania, Mineo.

History Edit

Bidis, a Roman city mentioned by Pliny and Cicero, stood here in a territory that has been inhabited since prehistoric times.[3]

The modern town developed in the Middle Ages around a now non-extant castle,[4] as a fief of various lords, including the Chiaromontes and the Schittinos, although for many years it was also part of the royal domain.

In 1358, Roland of Sicily reconquered the area from Vizzini to Avola.

In 1415, the Jewish community of Vizzini was expelled by Queen Blanca, and was never permitted to return.

On the 14th of July, 1943 the town of Vizzini was liberated from fascist forces by the British military. Specifically, by that time Vizzini was occupied by a small detachment of forces from Nazi Germany. Britain's XXX Corps under General Montgomery consisting largely of M4 Sherman Tanks easily overpowered the small group of German tanks that were present in the town. The town had been in the American occupational zone and this caused some confusion when British forces liberated the town first.[5]

Main sights Edit

The Arab layout of the town is evident seen passing from Via Verga to Via San Gregorio Magno and proceeding as far as Largo della Matrice, a square with a modern statue of St Gregory in the middle and the Chiesa Madre (mother church) of San Gregorio Magno at one side.

The portal on the left flank of the church, in splendid 15th-century Gothic-Catalan style, probably derived from the old Town Hall, destroyed by the earthquake in 1693; in the interior there are late 18th century stuccos and a wooden ceiling by Natale Bonaiuto, as well as two paintings (The Martyrdom of St. Laurence and the Madonna delle Mercede) by Filippo Paladini (or Paladino), born in Florence about 1544. Another painting by Paladino, The Deposition (1607), is in the Chiesa del Convento dei Cappuccini.

Nearby is the church of Sant'Agata, rebuilt in the 18th century on the site of a previous 15th-century building and houses a pipe organ[6] created around 1770.

The church of San Giovanni Battista was built in the 18th century. The stuccos decorating the interior are by Natale Bonaiuto.

The front of the church of Santa Teresa is said to be the setting for scenes from Cavalleria Rusticana, the libretto of which is based on the play of the same name by Giovanni Verga, who lived in Vizzini for a time.

The statue depicting the Madonna and Child (1527) in the Chiesa dei Minori Osservanti was sculpted by Antonello Gagini.

 
View of Vizzini from the valley below

Religious buildings Edit

 
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù. Original 13th-century church was severely damaged in the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt in the Baroque style
 
Palazzo di città (municipio Building).

Palaces and other buildings Edit

  • Palazzo di Citta (early 19th century)
  • Palazzo Verga (family of the writer)(18th century)
  • Palazzo di città (municipio)(Town Hall Building)
  • Palazzo Cannizzaro
  • Palazzo Passanisi
  • Palazzo Cafici
  • Palazzo La Gurna
  • Palazzo Trao
  • Palazzo Gandolfo Maggiore

Culture Edit

The writer Giovanni Verga used Vizzini as the setting for his Cavalleria Rusticana and Mastro Don Gesualdo, describing places and scenes that are still recognizable (the prickly pears of Cunziria, and in a sloping alley the house of the Trao family).

People Edit

Economy Edit

The economy of the commune is mainly agricultural (cereals, prickly pears, vegetables, sumac). Other activities include handmade shoes and carpentry.

Transportation Edit

Buses travel to and near Vizzini regularly from surrounding cities Catania and Ragusa. Major operators include AST and ETNA.

The railway station Vizzini-Licodia is situated 6 km outside the city in the frazione of Vizzini Scalo.

Events Edit

  • Procession of "Sorrows" – Good Friday
  • "A Cugnunta" – Easter Sunday
  • "Ricotta and Cheese Festival" – 23, 24 and 25 April
  • Festival of San Giuseppe – 19 April
  • "Festival of Taste and Odours" – 2 June
  • Festival of San Giovanni Battista – 28 and 29 August
  • Events Verghiane – July / August
  • Festival of the Patron San Gregorio Magno – 2 and 3 September
  • "Rocksticana[10] " – Rock music festival for emerging groups – September
  • Traditional "Festival of the Dead" – 30–31 October and 1 November
  • "Living Nativity" – December

See also Edit

Twin towns Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ Sicily and Its Islands, 2004- Ugo La Rosa editore 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ AA. VV., Castelli medievali di Sicilia - Guida agli itinerari castellani dell'isola, Grafiche Renna, Palermo 2001"VIZZINI - Denominazione: castello o torre di Vizzini; turris Bizini.Cartografia IGM: 273 II N.O. Vizzini. Dati catastali: Vizzini, Fo 80, partt. 1847, 2049. Bibliografia essenziale:Amico 1855-56. II, pp. 663-66; Maurici 1992. p. 384; SMDS, VII, pp.80-83. C.M.B"
  5. ^ Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, July-August 1943 by Carlo D'Este, pg. 326-328
  6. ^ Giusy Larinà -Towards a typology of decorative façades in 18th-century Sicilian organs (This article was published in Italian in Il Canto dell'Aquila, (Centro di Studi Musicali per il Meridione, Caltagirone) July 1990, pp102-111.)Photographs courtesy of Vincenzo Piluso.English translation by N. Waanders 2001 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Joan Boscà i Almogàver was a student of Lucio Marineo Siculo from Vizzini, Italy
  8. ^ Biblioteca Comunale "Lucio Marineo" 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ JSTOR: Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Autumn, 1997 ), pp. 701-722:# Marineo Siculo: A Protagonist of Humanism in Spain(Erika Rummel)[dead link]
  10. ^ Rocksticana, concorso musicale per gruppi emergenti 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Biography: Bernard Law Montgomery: jewishvirtuallibrary.org

External links Edit

  • (in Italian)Official website of the Comune di Vizzini 29 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  • (in Italian)InfoVizzini.it – "The website of the Citizens of Vizzini"
  • (in English)Vizzini Genealogy(Birth / Marriage / Death indices 1820-1860 / Military Draft Index 1840-1913)[dead link]()
  • (in English)(Page 4)
  • (in English)B-26 320th Bomb Group 1943 Missions – 10 July 1943 – Vizzini (Sicily) (Mission No.44 No. Aircraft 22) – Scanned pdf copy of the Mission Summary and strike photo.
  • (in English) Vizzini - A Small Sicily City 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine

October 17, 2023
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For the character in William Goldman s novel see The Princess Bride novel For use as a surname see Vizzini surname Vizzini is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania on the island of Sicily southern Italy It is located 60 kilometres 37 mi from Catania in the Hyblaean Mountains on the most northwesterly slopes of Monte Lauro VizziniComuneComune di VizziniPanorama of VizziniCoat of armsLocation of VizziniVizziniLocation of Vizzini in ItalyShow map of ItalyVizziniVizzini Sicily Show map of SicilyCoordinates 37 10 N 14 45 E 37 167 N 14 750 E 37 167 14 750CountryItalyRegionSicilyMetropolitan cityCatania CT FrazioniCamemi Vizzini ScaloGovernment MayorVito Saverio CorteseArea 1 Total125 km2 48 sq mi Elevation586 m 1 923 ft Population 2018 01 01 2 Total6 330 Density51 km2 130 sq mi DemonymVizzinesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code95049Dialing code0933Patron saintSt GregorySaint day12 MarchWebsiteOfficial websiteSalita Lucio Marineo The commune territory is bounded by the comuni of Buccheri Francofonte Giarratana Licodia Eubea Militello in Val di Catania Mineo Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 2 1 Religious buildings 2 2 Palaces and other buildings 3 Culture 4 People 5 Economy 6 Transportation 7 Events 8 See also 9 Twin towns 10 References 11 External linksHistory EditBidis a Roman city mentioned by Pliny and Cicero stood here in a territory that has been inhabited since prehistoric times 3 The modern town developed in the Middle Ages around a now non extant castle 4 as a fief of various lords including the Chiaromontes and the Schittinos although for many years it was also part of the royal domain In 1358 Roland of Sicily reconquered the area from Vizzini to Avola In 1415 the Jewish community of Vizzini was expelled by Queen Blanca and was never permitted to return On the 14th of July 1943 the town of Vizzini was liberated from fascist forces by the British military Specifically by that time Vizzini was occupied by a small detachment of forces from Nazi Germany Britain s XXX Corps under General Montgomery consisting largely of M4 Sherman Tanks easily overpowered the small group of German tanks that were present in the town The town had been in the American occupational zone and this caused some confusion when British forces liberated the town first 5 Main sights EditThe Arab layout of the town is evident seen passing from Via Verga to Via San Gregorio Magno and proceeding as far as Largo della Matrice a square with a modern statue of St Gregory in the middle and the Chiesa Madre mother church of San Gregorio Magno at one side The portal on the left flank of the church in splendid 15th century Gothic Catalan style probably derived from the old Town Hall destroyed by the earthquake in 1693 in the interior there are late 18th century stuccos and a wooden ceiling by Natale Bonaiuto as well as two paintings The Martyrdom of St Laurence and the Madonna delle Mercede by Filippo Paladini or Paladino born in Florence about 1544 Another painting by Paladino The Deposition 1607 is in the Chiesa del Convento dei Cappuccini Nearby is the church of Sant Agata rebuilt in the 18th century on the site of a previous 15th century building and houses a pipe organ 6 created around 1770 The church of San Giovanni Battista was built in the 18th century The stuccos decorating the interior are by Natale Bonaiuto The front of the church of Santa Teresa is said to be the setting for scenes from Cavalleria Rusticana the libretto of which is based on the play of the same name by Giovanni Verga who lived in Vizzini for a time The statue depicting the Madonna and Child 1527 in the Chiesa dei Minori Osservanti was sculpted by Antonello Gagini nbsp View of Vizzini from the valley belowReligious buildings Edit nbsp Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesu Original 13th century church was severely damaged in the 1693 earthquake and rebuilt in the Baroque styleSan Gregorio Magno chiesa madre Chiesa dello Spirito Santo Santa Maria di Gesu and convent San Vito Santissima Annunziata San Francesco di Paola Santa Maria del Pericolo San Sebastiano Santa Teresa Sant Agata Chiesa del Convento dei Cappuccini Monastero Santa Maria dei Greci Santa Lucia nbsp Palazzo di citta municipio Building Palaces and other buildings Edit Palazzo di Citta early 19th century Palazzo Verga family of the writer 18th century Palazzo di citta municipio Town Hall Building Palazzo Cannizzaro Palazzo Passanisi Palazzo Cafici Palazzo La Gurna Palazzo Trao Palazzo Gandolfo MaggioreCulture EditThe writer Giovanni Verga used Vizzini as the setting for his Cavalleria Rusticana and Mastro Don Gesualdo describing places and scenes that are still recognizable the prickly pears of Cunziria and in a sloping alley the house of the Trao family People EditGiovanni Verga 1840 1922 Italian realist writer Lucio Marineo Siculo 1444 1533 7 8 Humanists Scholar at the University of Salamanca Spain teacher of translating Italian love poetry Latin and Greek lyrics into Spanish Lived in the court of the Spanish kings Ferdinand and Isabel where he taught Joan Bosca i Almogaver 9 Matteo Agosta 1922 1964 was an Italian politician who represented the Christian Democracy party in the Chamber of Deputies from 1958 to 1964 Economy EditThe economy of the commune is mainly agricultural cereals prickly pears vegetables sumac Other activities include handmade shoes and carpentry Transportation EditBuses travel to and near Vizzini regularly from surrounding cities Catania and Ragusa Major operators include AST and ETNA The railway station Vizzini Licodia is situated 6 km outside the city in the frazione of Vizzini Scalo Events EditProcession of Sorrows Good Friday A Cugnunta Easter Sunday Ricotta and Cheese Festival 23 24 and 25 April Festival of San Giuseppe 19 April Festival of Taste and Odours 2 June Festival of San Giovanni Battista 28 and 29 August Events Verghiane July August Festival of the Patron San Gregorio Magno 2 and 3 September Rocksticana 10 Rock music festival for emerging groups September Traditional Festival of the Dead 30 31 October and 1 November Living Nativity DecemberSee also EditAllied invasion of Sicily during the Second World War Vizzini was captured on 14 July 1943 11 Di Blasi Industriale is an Italian manufacturer of folding bicycles tricycles mopeds and scooter based in Vizzini Sicily Twin towns Edit nbsp Cerignola Italy nbsp Aci Catena Italy nbsp Livorno ItalyReferences Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Sicily and Its Islands 2004 Ugo La Rosa editore Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine AA VV Castelli medievali di Sicilia Guida agli itinerari castellani dell isola Grafiche Renna Palermo 2001 VIZZINI Denominazione castello o torre di Vizzini turris Bizini Cartografia IGM 273 II N O Vizzini Dati catastali Vizzini Fo 80 partt 1847 2049 Bibliografia essenziale Amico 1855 56 II pp 663 66 Maurici 1992 p 384 SMDS VII pp 80 83 C M B Bitter Victory The Battle for Sicily July August 1943 by Carlo D Este pg 326 328 Giusy Larina Towards a typology of decorative facades in 18th century Sicilian organs This article was published in Italian in Il Canto dell Aquila Centro di Studi Musicali per il Meridione Caltagirone July 1990 pp102 111 Photographs courtesy of Vincenzo Piluso English translation by N Waanders 2001 Archived 8 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Joan Bosca i Almogaver was a student of Lucio Marineo Siculo from Vizzini Italy Biblioteca Comunale Lucio Marineo Archived 3 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine JSTOR Renaissance Quarterly Vol 50 No 3 Autumn 1997 pp 701 722 Marineo Siculo A Protagonist of Humanism in Spain Erika Rummel dead link Rocksticana concorso musicale per gruppi emergenti Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine Biography Bernard Law Montgomery jewishvirtuallibrary orgExternal links Edit in Italian Official website of the Comune di Vizzini Archived 29 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine in Italian InfoVizzini it The website of the Citizens of Vizzini in English Vizzini Genealogy Birth Marriage Death indices 1820 1860 Military Draft Index 1840 1913 dead link Archived in English Towards a typology of decorative facades in 18th century Sicilian organs Page 3 Page 4 in English B 26 320th Bomb Group 1943 Missions 10 July 1943 Vizzini Sicily Mission No 44 No Aircraft 22 Scanned pdf copy of the Mission Summary and strike photo in English Vizzini A Small Sicily City Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vizzini amp oldid 1153033883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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