Celano

Coordinates: 42°5′11″N 13°33′27″E / 42.08639°N 13.55750°E / 42.08639; 13.55750
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Celano
Comune di Celano
Celano with the Piccolomini Castle.
Celano with the Piccolomini Castle.
Coat of arms of Celano
Location of Celano
Map
Simplicius, Constantius, and Victorianus
Saint day26 August
WebsiteOfficial website

Celano is a town and comune in the Province of L'Aquila, central Italy, 120 km (75 mi) east of Rome by rail.

Geography

Celano rises on the top of a hill in the territory of

Fucino, once filled by the large Fucine Lake, which was drained during the 19th century.[citation needed
]

History

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Celano suffered from the invasions of Lombards (6th century). The city passed under Byzantine control, and was then subdued by the Lombards and governed by the duchies of Spoleto and Benevento.

From the 8th century,

Giustizierato of Abruzzo, with Sulmona
as capital.

After the intercession of the Pope Honorius III, Emperor Frederick II authorised the inhabitants to return from exile. The new city was rebuilt three years after its destruction, about one kilometre from the ancient city. Celano reflourished and was once again governed by the Berardi family.

After a series of struggles between the

earthquakes
in the years 1695, 1780, 1915 and 2009.

From the year 1860, Celano belonged to the

Kingdom of Italy
.

Main sites

The square

Second World War and was resumed only in 1955, with completion in 1960. Today, the castle hosts the Museum of Sacred Art of the Marsica. The beautiful castle is easily recognisable driving on the highway A25 between Rome and Pescara
.

Celano is home to three churches with 13th-century façades, in the style of those of L'Aquila.[3]

Culture and sport

Celano F.C. Marsica plays in Serie D
Group F in the 2012/2013 football season.

Celano's sister city is Żejtun in Malta.

Notable people

Celano is the birthplace of the Blessed

St. Francis of Assisi, and of the classical pianist Nazzareno Carusi
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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  3. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Celano". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 596.

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