Oria, Apulia

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Oria (or Orra,

romanized: Huría or Οὐρία, Ouría;[3] Hebrew: אוריה, romanized: uriya) is a town and comune in the Apulia region, in the province of Brindisi, in southern Italy. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oria
.

History

Antiquity

In classical times, Oria was known as Hyria (Uria) or Hyrium, one of the principal ancient

Brundisium, and southeast of Taras/Tarentum
, corresponding to the location of the modern town.

A coin from Oria, Roman age, portraying Hercules.
The castle.

According to

coins. The coins often feature Iapagus, the Iapygian
national hero.

Middle Ages

Oria was conquered by the Romans and became an important

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There was a flourishing Jewish population until the Arabs conquest in 925. Latin chronicles report the massacre of the male population, Jewish texts lament the loss of scholars, and Arab sources boast of the rich booty. The Jewish physician Shabbethai Donnolo was among those captured by the Arabs, but was later ransomed.[8]

Opia was destroyed again in 977. In 1266, Oria was besieged by

Manfred of Sicily
.

Modern period

Much damage was done by a cyclone in 1878.[5]

Main sights

  • Castle, mostly the result of modifications from the early 13th century under Frederick II Hohenstaufen and, later, under the Angevines, who added two cylindrical towers.
  • Gate of the Jews (Italian: Porta degli Ebrei).
  • Oria Cathedral: Basilica, built from 1750 over a pre-existing building damaged by an earthquake. The interior houses numerous paintings from the 17th to the 20th century. The exterior is commanded by the large polychrome dome.
  • San Domenico: church built starting in 1572. The interior has Baroque paintings. Also notable is the cloister of the annexed convent.
  • San Francesco d'Assisi
  • San Francesco da Paola: late 16th century church
  • San Giovanni Battista: church originally built in the 14th century but later included in a large Baroque edifice in the 17th century.
  • Grotto church of Madonna della Scala.
  • Bishop's palace (16th century)
  • Sanctuary of San Cosimo alla Macchia

Jewish presence

Further information: History of the Jews in Italy

Oria had one of the oldest

Hebrew
writers native to Europe.

Ten scholars in the community were killed when Arabs under Abu Ahmad Ja'far ibn 'Ubaid conquered Oria on July 4 925 CE. This was the beginning of the end of Jewish presence in Oria; the last trace was an epitaph produced in 1035. It is likely, however, that Jews lived in Oria until the 15th century.

Notable people

Twin cities

Oria is twinned with:

Notes

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ISTAT
  3. ^ "Γεωγραφικά/Β - Βικιθήκη". el.wikisource.org.
  4. ^ Kessler. "Messapii (Italics / Illyrians)". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Oria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 269.
  6. ISBN 978-88-6809-355-6
    . Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ Comune of Oria, tourism itinerary.
  8. ISBN 978-90-04-21644-0
    . Retrieved 20 January 2024.

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