San Demetrio Corone
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San Demetrio Corone | |
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Comune di San Demetrio Corone and Bashkia e Shën Mitrit | |
Country | St. Demetrius Megalomartyr |
Saint day | 26 October |
Website | Official website |
San Demetrio Corone (
In the Macchia Albanese hamlet, located at 418 meters above sea level, Girolamo De Rada was born, supreme vate arbëresh, father of modern Albanian literature.
For years the music, singing and new sounds of the Albanians of Italy have been grouped here in "The Festival of the Arbëreshe Song".
Geography
The village is surrounded by lush vegetation and overlooks the Piana (plains) di Sibari. The topographic altitudes oscillate, for the higher southern area, between 500 and 800 meters above sea level and between 400 and 40 meters for the northern portion. The entire territory is characterized by a rather developed and complex hydrographic network. Almost all of them are tributaries of the Crati river.
In the upper part the dominant vegetation is represented by chestnut groves. The northern area, on the other hand, sloping down towards the Piana di Sibari, has a morphology with the presence of plateaus and terraces. The territory, of a total of 7,500 hectares, has a vision of the Pollino National Park and the Ionian Sea It is bordered by Acri, Corigliano-Rossano, San Cosmo Albanese, Vaccarizzo Albanese, Santa Sofia d'Epiro, Tarsia and Terranova da Sibari.
History
San Demetrio Corone was built in the late 15th century by exiled Albanians forced into exile by the Ottoman invasion into Albania.
The Albanian exiles built the inhabited center near the ancient oratory of Sant'Adriano, where in
In 1524 there was a new Albanian immigration following the war that Charles V waged against the Turks: the Albanians of Corone, city of Morea, today Peloponnese, were welcomed by the Emperor in the Kingdom of Naples and distributed in the various villages founded by their predecessors, including San Demetrius.
After the constitution of the Kingdom of Italy the name "Corone", in memory of the diaspora, in particular the second one, was added to the municipality (1863).
San Demetrio Corone is the seat of the Italo-Albanian College of Sant'Adriano: originally called Collegio Corsini, it was established by
Monuments and places of interest
"Grotta di San Nilo"
- On the steep slope near the Sant'Elia stream, the remains of a small hermit sanctuary known as the "Grotta di San Nilo", where he had taken refuge to pray in 10th century the Saint Nilus the Younger.
Religious architectures
- Basilian church of Sant'Adriano, founded by Nilus the Younger in 955, later the Italo-Albanian College of Sant'Adriano (1794), is an example of early Norman-Byzantine architecture and contains some mosaics and other medieval artifacts.
Italo-Albanian College Library
The monumental complex preserves the historical College memories, it brings with it the inheritance from its foundation to the last period of the college.The historical library was founded in 1732 by Pope Clement XII was transferred from San Benedetto Ullano to San Demetrio Corone in 1793 . The books are divided into two lists of pre-existing cataloging, one called: Fondo Antico, the other said: Fondo Moderno.
Society and Culture
Popular traditions
During the commemoration of the dead, the visit of the priests ( papades ) to the families, to proceed with the blessing of the " panagie " (table with wine, bread, boiled wheat and a candle superimposed in the center), symbols of the
It is customary, by tradition, between the night of Saturday and Sunday of Holy Week ( Java and Madhe ), to go to the fountain of the monks (' 'pusi') at the Collegio di San Adriano, to perpetuate the rite of stealing water . Usually it goes in groups, in complete silence, according to a rule which must not be transgressed, even if the temptations are not lacking. in defense of this rule it is used the " dokaniqie ", long stick with the forked end. Here a large bonfire ( qeradonulla ) is lit in front of the churchyard. At the moment of ignition, the Greek song " Kristos Anesti " (Christ is risen) is praised. In the morning at 5:30 a mass is held in the church called the dawn mass or "FJALA E MIRE"
On October 26 there is the feast of
On August 26, instead, Saints Adriano and Natalia, co-patrons of the town, are celebrated and also on the occasion of this holiday there are three days of fair.
To visit is the workshop of the master Hevzi Nuhiu, an artist sculptor of wood, with valuable works with oriental ornamental motifs.
Also worth seeing are the costumes or handcrafted dolls with the characteristic Albanian costume.
Institutions, organizations and associations
Among the cultural institutions it is worth mentioning the "De Rada" Center, built on the initiative of the municipal administration, which promotes culture Arbëreshë through extensive programs and cultural initiatives.
Languages and dialects
Some phrases in the arbëreshë of San Demetrio Corone
Shihemi prana! | See you later ! |
Si vemi? | How are you ? |
U nëng rri mirë, jam sëmurë | I'm not fine, I'm sick |
Fiet arbërisht? | Do you speak arbëreshë? |
Si t'e thonë? Mua m'e thonë... | What's your name? My name is... |
Gëzohem se të njoh | I'm happy to meet you |
Eh | Yes |
Jo | Not |
Ethnicities and foreign minorities
According to ISTAT data as of 31 December 2009, the foreign resident population was 124 people. The nationalities most represented on the basis of their percentage of the total resident population were:
- Albania 53 4.87%
Administration
The town is part of the Arbëria Union ( Lidhja Arbëria ) made up of the Albanian Towns of San Demetrio Corone, Santa Sofia d'Epiro, San Giorgio Albanese, Vaccarizzo Albanese and San Cosmo Albanese.
People
- Nilus the Younger, saint and Basilian monk, hermit, abbot, amanuensis
- Girolamo De Rada, writer and poet
- Domenico Mauro, literate
- Agesilao Milano (1830-1856), soldier who tried to assassinate Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies
- Cesare Marini, jurist
- Giuseppe Salvatore Bellusci, politician
- Cesare Marini, politician
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ISTAT