Born in Alvito on 15 June 1834 at the age of 18, he embarked on a military career by enlisting in the Bourbon army. In Naples, he came into contact with Risorgimento ideas, inspired by his uncle Ernesto Capocci di Picinisco, a renowned Risorgimentalist. Back in Alvito, he had contact with Alessio Mollicone, an important figure from Casalvieri, and with him he set up [...].
The sound of bells is not only a religious call, but the heartbeat of a territory. In this in-depth study, we explore the history and traditions linked to the bells of Settefrati, symbols of faith and guardians of a thousand-year-old memory. The Origins: From Campania to the Benedictine Monks Some scholars claim that the name “bell” derives from the [...]
On 16 June 1864, 10 armed and masked men kidnapped landowner Don Giuseppe Mazzenga and his coachman in Vicalvi, in the Fontana Castellana district, dragging him around the Melfa gorge for 12 days. The jurist Chiara Recchia tells us about it in “Le facce Travisate di Farina”, in which she recounts how he was freed after [...]
The history of southern Latium is inextricably linked to one of the proudest and most stubborn peoples of antiquity: the Samnites. Towards the middle of the 4th century BC, Rome's expansionism began to press southwards, reaching the banks of the Liri river. This advance opened the gates of Campania to the Romans, but inevitably led them to collide with [...].
I Garibaldini della Valle di Comino e in particolare a Casalvieri nei documenti storici e in alcuni saggi. I CACCIATORI DEL VESUVIO (HUNTERS OF THE VESUVIUM) To talk about the subject we must start from the beginning, that is, from the enterprise of Garibaldi and the Garibaldini from Casalvieri led by Alessio Mollicone. (1) Alessio Mollicone, with the authorisation of 27 September 1860 by General Enrico Cosenz [...].
The Meaning of 27 January: Why we celebrate Holocaust Memorial Day Holocaust Memorial Day is an international day on which we remember the victims of the Holocaust, the extermination of millions of Jews, gypsies, homosexuals, disabled people and other groups persecuted by the Nazi regime during World War II. The date chosen for this anniversary [...]
On the night of 9 May 1862, a group of 150 brigands, shouting “Long live Francis II”, entered the village of Fontechiari (at that time Schiavi), kidnapping the mayor's wife and freeing her only in exchange for jewellery. During the assault, they set fire to several houses, including that of the mayor, the Captain of the National Guard, the tax collector, the [...].
Francesco Marocco, originally from Vicalvi, was nicknamed Tartaglia. He became a brigand after committing a murder and devoted himself to a criminal career. In the 16th century, Tartaglia killed one of those responsible for the murder of his brother. Later, in 1570, on the feast of the Body of Christ, he and fourteen other bandits killed ten people, including [...].
BELMONTE CASTELLO Cassino electoral college. Diocese of Montecassino. Inhabitants. 1048. Dist. km. 6 from Atina (Capol. mandamentale) and km. 23 from Sora.More or less in mountainous and very fertile territory.
CASALATTICO Cassino electoral college. Diocese of Sora. Inhabit. 1873. Dist. km. 7 km from Atina (Capol. mandamentale).In the middle of an extraordinarily fertile territory.Products. Lots of cereals.Post. and telegraph office. Atina, dist. km. 7. Railway station. Cassino, dist.km. 24, on the Rome-Naples line. Bus service.Fairs. 10 April, 1 September (cattle) Mayor. No. Secretary. Cafolla Alfonso. PROFESSIONALS Physicians-Surgeons. Note [...]