Angrogna
Angrogna | |
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| Comune di Angrogna | |
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Location of Angrogna  | |
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| Postal code | 10060 |
| Dialing code | 0121 |
Angrogna (Piedmontese: Angreugna, Occitan: Angruenha) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Turin.
Angrogna borders the following municipalities: Perrero, Prali, Pramollo, San Germano Chisone, Prarostino, Villar Pellice, Bricherasio, Torre Pellice, and Luserna San Giovanni.
Waldensian presence
The valley of Angrogna,
In pre-Reformation times Waldensian missionaries were trained in a college at Pra del Torno by 'barbes', their pastors, to work as traders spreading their message across Europe. The ruins of this college still exist. There are both
Angrona was selected as the Waldensian refuge from Papal armies under Papal legate,
The Waldensians in Angrogna suffered fierce persecutions throughout the 17th century but were supported by
In the 19th century, British supporters of the Waldensians, who funded the Waldensian headquarters in nearby Torre Pellice founded a primary school for Waldensian children living in Angrogna.
People
- Willy Bertin (b. 1944), ski mountaineer and biathlete
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
Sources
- James Aitken Wylie, History of the Waldenses
