Priverno
Priverno | |
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| Comune di Priverno | |
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St. Thomas Aquinas | |
| Saint day | March 7 |
| Website | Official website |
Priverno is a town, comune in the province of Latina, Lazio, central Italy
It has a station of the Rome-Naples railway mainline. Nearby is the Monti Lepini chain. It was the birthplace of the canonist Reginald of Piperno.
History
Privernum is described by
Volscian site, which was conquered and destroyed by the Romans in the late 4th century BC. The Appian Way passed nearby. The town recovered under the Roman rule, but disappeared after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, probably destroyed by Saracen
attacks.
Researchers studying the concrete used in Privernum concluded that the use of
It was later a minor center of the Papal States, to which it belonged until the capture of Rome in 1870.
Main sights
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Priverno.
Nearby is the
St. Thomas Aquinas
died on 7 March 1274.
Other churches include:
- Santa Maria Assunta (former Cathedral), consecrated by Pope Lucius IIin 1183. It houses a panel of the Madonna d'Agosto and St. Thomas's skull.
- San Benedetto, built by the Benedictines from the 7th century AD; it includes 13th and 16th centuries frescoes
- San Giovanni Evangelista (c. 9th century, rebuilt in the 13th century). It has 13th-15th century frescoes, including stories of St. Catherine (14th century), a Madonna with Child (15th century)
- San Tommaso d'Aquino (13th century)
- San Nicola (13th century)
Lay buildings include the Villa Gallio, a residence of Cardinal
Vatican Museum
) was found in the late 18th century.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- PMID 36608117.
- ^ Kwan, Jacklin (2023-01-06). "Scientists may have found magic ingredient behind ancient Rome's self-healing concrete". science.org.
Quicklime may have made material more durable than its modern counterparts
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