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 [...].
The 16th century fresco discovered 45 years ago in the demolished church of Sant'Antonio Abate in Fontechiari shows the rural population's request for protection from the saints. In the centre is Saint Anthony Abbot, the patron saint of animals, especially pigs, since the death of the pig meant hunger for the winter. On the left, the Madonna [...]
La famiglia Agostini fu una delle più importanti famiglie della borghesia rurale dell’800 del nostro territorio. Con le leggi Napoleoniche e l’Unita d’Italia acquistarono immensi patrimoni per la messa all’asta dei beni ecclesiastici, demaniali ecc.. Il capostipite fu Don Giovanni Antonio D’Agostino, “chirurgo fisico” di Casalvieri che nel 1743 sposò Rosa Anna Simeone di venti […]