Monreale

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Monreale
Comune
Comune di Monreale
Interior of Monreale Cathedral.
Coat of arms
Location of Monreale
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90046
Dialing code	091
Patron saint	St. Castrensis
Saint day	11 February
Website	http://www.monrealeduomo.it/

Monreale (/ˌmɒnriˈæl/; Italian pronunciation: [monreˈaːle]; Sicilian: Murriali^[3]) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, southern Italy. It is located on the slope of Monte Caputo, overlooking the very fertile valley called "La Conca d'oro" (the Golden Shell), a production area of orange, olive and almond trees, the produce of which is exported in large quantities.^[4] The town, which has a population of approximately 39,000, is about 7 kilometres (4 miles) inland (south) of Palermo, the regional capital.

Monreale forms

After the occupation of Palermo by the Arabs (the

In the 19th century, underage marriages, or those performed without the blessing of the bride's parents, were known as "the marriages of Monreale", according to Eliza Lynn Linton. These referred to marriages performed in remote places, where the law was less observed.^[6] (see Gretna Green).

Main sights

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The Cathedral

The cathedral of Monreale is one of the greatest extant examples of

• Castellaccio ("Bad Castle"), an example of a fortified convent on the Monte Caputo, at 764 m above sea level. It was built in the 12th century by King William II together with the Cathedral and the annexed monastery. It measures c. 80 x 30 m on an irregular plan with four towers on the western side, a middle tower and an entrance tower on the eastern side.
• Paolo De Matteis (1727), two small side apses, chapels in the transept and ten chapels in each of the aisles. The interior was decorated in 1602 with stuccoes. The baptismal font near the sacristy
  is from 1396.
• Church of Collegiata (16th-19th centuries)
• Church of Santa Ciriaca
• Church of San Silvestro

Monreale is

• Bielsko-Biała, Poland^[7]

Notable people

• Rocky Segretta (1899–1953), American football player

See also

• Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale

References

External links

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Monreale (category)

• Monreale tourist guide
• Adrian Fletcher’s Paradoxplace – Monreale Cathedral and Cloisters