Concesio

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Concesio
Comune di Concesio
Concesio
Concesio
Coat of arms of Concesio
Location of Concesio
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St. Roch
St. Paul VI
Saint day16 August
26 September

Concesio (

Trompia valley. It is located 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) north of Brescia and 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) south of Sarezzo. Concesio is located in the lower Val Trompia, at the foot of Monte Spina. The comune is bounded by other communes of Brescia, Bovezzo, Lumezzane, Villa Carcina, Gussago and Collebeato
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It is the birthplace of Giovanni Battista Montini, who was Pope (1963–78) under the name of Paul VI.

Notable people

  • Giovanni Battista Montini
    (1897), became Pope Paul VI
  • Mario Balotelli (1990), footballer

Sources

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine