Tortona
Tortona
Torton-a (Piedmontese) | ||
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Comune di Tortona | ||
ISTAT code 006174 | | |
Patron saint | St. Marcian of Tortona | |
Saint day | 6 March | |
Website | Official website |
Tortona (Italian:
History
Known in ancient times as Dertona, the city was probably the oldest colony under Roman rule in the westernmost section of the Valley of the
A bishopric was founded at Tortona early, but its first bishops are purely legendary, like
In 1155 Frederick Barbarossa besieged, captured and leveled Tortona to the ground, leaving not one stone upon another.[7]
During the
Colli Tortonesi
Tortona is the capital of an area known as Colli Tortonesi, which stretches from the town to the border with
Main sights
- Roman remains, traditionally identified as the Mausoleum of the Roman Emperor Maiorianus.
- Palazzo Guidobono (15th century), restructured in 1939 to bring back its Gothic façade. It has traces of Renaissance frescoes.
- The cathedral (mid-16th century). The façade is a neoclassicist addition of the 19th century. The interior has works by Camillo Procaccini, Aurelio Luini and others. It houses also the relics of St. Martianus, patron of Tortona, and the tombs of many important religious figures, including Don Lorenzo Perosi and his brother Cardinal Carlo Perosi.
- Liceo Giuseppe Peano, built in the 19th century.
- The Bishops' Palace (1584), with a noteworthy Renaissance portal. It has a triptych of Madonna with Child and Saints by Macrino d'Alba (1499).
- Abbey of Santa Maria di Rivalta, in the frazione of Rivalta Scrivia. It is a Romanesque structure founded before 1151. It houses several 15th-century frescoes.
- Church of San Matteo
- Church of Santa Maria Canale
- Church of Santa Giustina e Sant'Agnese
People
People born in Tortona, or with close links to the town, include:
- Saint bishop of Tortona.
- Saint Innocent of Tortona (died c. 350), who survived the persecutions and was sent as bishop to Tortona by Pope Sylvester.
- Bishop Gezo of Tortona in the 10th century wrote a Treatise on the Body and Blood of the Lord.[1]
- Marziano da Tortona, secretary to Duke Tarocchi [2].
Ancient church in the town center - Cesare Saccaggi (1868-1934), painter. [3]
- Saint Luigi Orione (1872–1940) founded the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona.
- Sistine Choir.
- Marziano Perosi (1875–1959), composer, organist, choir director, and brother of Lorenzo.
- Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), Italian racing cyclist.
- Giuseppe Campora (1923–2004), operatic tenor.
- Enrico Bellone, (1938-), physicist and writer.
- Ivo Milazzo (1947-), Italian comic book artist.
- Luisa Ottolini (1954-), Italian physicist.
- Western Roman Emperorfrom 457 until his death, is said to have died here.
- Queen of the Franks, was exiled to Tortona (when her husband Louis the Piouswas briefly overthrown) in 833, and rescued in 834.
- Ufomammut (active 1999-), doom metal band.
- Alessandro Pier Guidi (born 1983), racing driver
Twin towns
- Privas, France
- Weilburg, Germany (until 2008)
- Zevenaar, The Netherlands
- Jiangyin, People's Republic of China
- Gharb, Malta
See also
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat
- ^ "Piemonte" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Vell. Pat., Historiae, i. 15; Plin., H.N., iii. 5. s. 7.
- ^ Cic. ad Fam. xi. 1. 0
- ^ Not. Dign. ii. p. 121.
- ^ Norwich, John Julius. Byzantium: The Decline and Fall (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996) p. 108
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–72.
- ^ History of Florence, ch. 7
- ^ "History of Florence by Niccolo Machiavelli: Chapter 7".
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Dertona". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites (eds. Richard Stillwell, William L. MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister)
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854) (ed. William Smith, LLD)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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