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- 828 establishments
- 9th-century establishments in Italy
- Municipalities of the Province of Trapani
- Populated places established in the 9th century
African spurred tortoise
The African spurred tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), also called the sulcata tortoise, is an endangered species of tortoise inhabiting the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, the Sahel, in Africa.
See Alcamo and African spurred tortoise
Agriculturist
An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.) is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness.
Alcamo Marina
Alcamo Marina is a seaside resort in the north-western part of Sicily and in the town territory of Alcamo.
Amalfi
Amalfi is a town and comune in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno.
Angelo Italia
Angelo Italia (8 May 1628 – 5 May 1700) was an Italian Jesuit and Baroque architect, who was born in Licata and died in Palermo.
Anime Sante, Alcamo
Anime Sante ("Holy Souls") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua, OFM, (António/Antônio de Pádua; Antonio di/da Padova; Antonius Patavinus) or Anthony of Lisbon (António/Antônio de Lisboa; Antonio da/di Lisbona; Antonius Olisiponensis; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and member of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina (1425–1430February 1479), properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio, but also called Antonello degli Antoni and Anglicized as Anthony of Messina, was an Italian painter from Messina, active during the Italian Early Renaissance.
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Antonello Gagini
Antonello Gagini (1478–1536) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria.
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Antonino Asta
Antonino Asta (born 17 November 1970) is an Italian football manager and former football player.
Antonino Raspanti
Antonino Raspanti (Alcamo, 20 June 1959) is an Italian Bishop of the Catholic Church; he has been the Bishop of Acireale since 26 July 2011.
See Alcamo and Antonino Raspanti
Apse
In architecture, an apse (apses; from Latin absis, 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek ἀψίς,, 'arch'; sometimes written apsis;: apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome, also known as an exedra.
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Arab fountain of Alcamo
The Arab fountain of Alcamo is very ancient (together with Cuba delle Rose, the Arab Cuba of Vicari and the Piccola Cuba of Palermo), and is still functional: it was built during the period of the Arab domination of the town.
See Alcamo and Arab fountain of Alcamo
Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi
Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi (Calatafimi, 1390 – Alcamo, 24 luglio 1460) was an Italian Franciscan Friar and Preacher: today he is venerated as Blessed by the Catholic Church.
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Archaeological site of Mount Bonifato
The Archaeological site of Mount Bonifato is located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, in Sicily.
See Alcamo and Archaeological site of Mount Bonifato
Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office.
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo (Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430), also known as Saint Augustine, was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa.
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Autostrada A29 (Italy)
The Autostrada A29 or Autostrada del Sale ("Salt Motorway") is an autostrada (Italian for "motorway") long on the island of Sicily that links Palermo to Mazara del Vallo.
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Axe
An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split, and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol.
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Badia Nuova
Badia Nuova is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
Balcony
A balcony (from balcone, "scaffold") is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.
Balestrate
Balestrate (Sicilian: Sicciara) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southwest of Palermo. Alcamo and Balestrate are cities and towns in Sicily.
Banditry
Banditry is a type of organized crime committed by outlaws typically involving the threat or use of violence.
Bansuri
A bansuri is an ancient side-blown bamboo flute originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Bari
Bari (Bare; Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy.
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Baron
Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical.
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Baroque
The Baroque is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s.
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe.
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Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta, Alcamo
The Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta ("Our Lady's Assumption", also called mother church) is a 14th-century basilica in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Basket Alcamo
The Amateur Association Basket Alcamo is the main female basketball team from Alcamo.
Battle of Calatafimi
The Battle of Calatafimi was fought on the 15 May 1860 between Giuseppe Garibaldi's Redshirts and the troops of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies at Calatafimi, Sicily, as part of the Expedition of the Thousand (Italian: I Mille).
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Battlement
A battlement, in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.
Benedetto Lo Monaco
Benedetto Lo Monaco (born 2 February 1956) is an Italian actor, known for his work in many Italian movies.
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Benefactor (law)
A benefactor is a person who gives some form of help to benefit a person, group or organization (the beneficiary), often gifting a monetary contribution in the form of an endowment to help a cause.
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Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian dictator who founded and led the National Fascist Party (PNF).
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Birgi
Birgi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ödemiş, İzmir Province, Turkey.
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Bishops in the Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church.
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated amongst African-Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s.
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Bologna
Bologna (Bulåggna; Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy.
Boxing
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art.
Calabria
Calabria is a region in southern Italy.
Calandra & Calandra
Calandra & Calandra are an Italian musical duo formed by the two brothers Maurizio Calandra (Alcamo, 1 October 1969) and Giuseppe Calandra (Alcamo, 7 April 1960); the duo has been active since the 1990s.
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Calatafimi-Segesta
Calatafimi-Segesta, commonly known as simply Calatafimi, is a comune and a small town in the province of Trapani, in Sicily, southern Italy. Alcamo and Calatafimi-Segesta are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
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Calatubo Castle
The Calatubo Castle (Latin: castrum Calathatubi; Italian: Castello di Calatubo) is a fortress located near the town of Alcamo, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Calcarenite
Calcarenite is a type of limestone that is composed predominantly, more than 50 percent, of detrital (transported) sand-size (0.0625 to 2 mm in diameter), carbonate grains.
Camporeale
Camporeale (Sicilian: Campuriali) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about southwest of Palermo. Alcamo and Camporeale are cities and towns in Sicily.
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri (also,; formally Arma dei Carabinieri, "Arm of Carabineers"; previously Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali, "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign policing duties.
Carlo Cataldo
Carlo Cataldo (7 June 1933 – 19 August 2021) was an Italian historian, poet, and teacher.
Castellammare del Golfo
Castellammare del Golfo (Casteḍḍammari kaˌstɛɖɖamˈmaːɾɪ; Emporium Segestanorum or Emporium Aegestensium) is a town and municipality in the Trapani Province of Sicily. Alcamo and Castellammare del Golfo are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
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Castle of the Counts of Modica (Alcamo)
The Castle of the Counts of Modica (or Castle of Alcamo) is a medieval castle situated in the town centre of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Castle of Ventimiglia
The castle of Ventimiglia (or castle of Bonifato) is an ancient four towers castle which was built at the end of the 14th century by the Ventimiglia family on the top of Mount Bonifato near Alcamo (inside Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo), Sicily, southern Italy.
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Catarratto
Catarratto is a white Italian wine grape planted primarily in Sicily where it is the most widely planted grape.
Catherine of Alexandria
Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine (Greek: Αίκατερίνη) is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Celsius
The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure." (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the closely related Kelvin scale.
Cesare Mori
Cesare Mori (22 December 1871 – 5 July 1942) was a prefect (prefetto) before and during the Italian Fascism period.
Chapel of Santissimo Salvatore, Alcamo
The Chapel of Santissimo Salvatore ("Holy Saviour") is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Ghent, 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.
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Charley Fusari
Charley Fusari born Calogero Fusari (August 20, 1924 – November 4, 1985) was an Italian-American boxer born in Italy.
Chiesa del Gesù, Alcamo
The Chiesa del Gesù ("Church of Jesus", also called church of the College of Jesuits) is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
See Alcamo and Chiesa del Gesù, Alcamo
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.
Christian Rocca
Christian Rocca (born 23 January 1968) is an Italian newspaper journalist and blogger.
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Cielo d'Alcamo
Cielo d'Alcamo, also spelled Ciullo, was an Italian poet, born in the early 13th century.
Cistern
A cistern is a space excavated in bedrock or soil designed for catching and storing water.
Citrullus colocynthis
Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant,Lloyd, J. U., & Cincinnati, O.
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Clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
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Classical architecture
Classical architecture usually denotes architecture which is more or less consciously derived from the principles of Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity, or sometimes more specifically, from De architectura (c. 10 AD) by the Roman architect Vitruvius.
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Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).
Communion and Liberation
Communion and Liberation (Comunione e Liberazione, often shortened to CL), since 1980 officially Fraternity of Communion and Liberation (Fraternità di Comunione e Liberazione), it is an international Catholic movement founded in 1954 by Fr.
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Comune
A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.
Coppa Italia Dilettanti
The Coppa Italia Dilettanti (Italian for: Italian Amateurs Cup) is an annual knock-out competition for teams from the fifth and sixth levels of Italian football: the Eccellenza and the Promozione.
See Alcamo and Coppa Italia Dilettanti
Corleone
Corleone (Cunigghiuni or Curliuni) is an Italian town and comune of roughly 11,158 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily. Alcamo and Corleone are cities and towns in Sicily.
Cornice
In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian cornice meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a pedestal, or along the top of an interior wall.
County of Modica
The County of Modica was a feudal territory within the Kingdom of Sicily from 1296 to 1812.
See Alcamo and County of Modica
Crotone
Crotone (Cutrone or Cutruni) is a city and comune in Calabria, Italy.
Cuccidati
Cuccidati (also known variously as buccellati, Italian fig cookies or Sicilian fig cookies) are fig-stuffed cookies originating in the Sicily region of Italy, traditionally served at Christmas time.
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke (born April 14, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who has won championships in college, in the Olympics, and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
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De Mita government
The De Mita Cabinet was the 46th cabinet of the Italian Republic.
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Degree day
A degree day is a measure of heating or cooling.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.
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Domenico Picciché
Domenico Picciché (born 18 July 1970), is an Italian pianist, composer and jurist.
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Dried fruit
Dried fruit is fruit from which the majority of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators.
Dwarf elephant
Dwarf elephants are prehistoric members of the order Proboscidea which, through the process of allopatric speciation on islands, evolved much smaller body sizes (around shoulder height) in comparison with their immediate ancestors.
Eastern Orthodox Church
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 230 million baptised members.
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Ecce Homo, Alcamo
Ecce Homo was a Catholic Church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily.
See Alcamo and Ecce Homo, Alcamo
Edict
An edict is a decree or announcement of a law, often associated with monarchies, but it can be under any official authority.
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Enel
Enel S.p.A. is an Italian multinational manufacturer and distributor of electricity and gas.
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Erice
Erice (Èrici ˈɛːɾɪʃɪ) is a historic town and comune in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. Alcamo and Erice are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
See Alcamo and Erice
Euroscepticism
Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration.
Ex Jesuits' College
The ex Jesuits' College (in Italian Collegio dei Gesuiti) is a building in the town centre of Alcamo (in the province of Trapani).
See Alcamo and Ex Jesuits' College
Ex Loggia Comunale
The building of the ex Loggia Comunale is located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
See Alcamo and Ex Loggia Comunale
Felice Pastore
Felice Pastore (August 5, 1786–May 9, 1862) was an Italian nobleman.
Fennel
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is a flowering plant species in the carrot family.
Ferrara
Ferrara (Fràra) is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara.
Flag of Italy
The national flag of Italy (bandiera d'Italia), often referred to in Italian as il Tricolore ("the Tricolour"), is a tricolour featuring three equally sized vertical panels of green, white and red, with the green at the hoist side, as defined by article 12 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic.
Flanders
Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.
Fondo Ambiente Italiano
The Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) is the National Trust of Italy.
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Franca Viola
Franca Viola (born 9 January 1948) is a Sicilian woman who became famous in the 1960s in Italy for refusing a "rehabilitating marriage" (matrimonio riparatore) to her rapist after being kidnapped, held hostage for over one week, and raped frequently.
Francesco Crispi
Francesco Crispi (4 October 1818 – 11 August 1901) was an Italian patriot and statesman.
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Francesco Maria Mirabella
Francesco Maria Mirabella (Alcamo, 4 April 1850 – Alcamo, 27 December 1931) was an Italian historian, educator, and poet.
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Francis of Paola
Francis of Paola, OM (also known as Francis the Fire Handler; 27 March 1416 – 2 April 1507), was a Roman Catholic friar from the town of Paola in Italy who founded the Order of Minims.
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Franciscans
The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders of the Catholic Church.
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia
Frederick II (Friedrich II, 1090 – 6 April 1147), called the One-Eyed (der Einäugige), was Duke of Swabia from 1105 until his death, the second from the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II (German: Friedrich; Italian: Federico; Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225.
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Fresco
Fresco (or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster.
Gae Aulenti
Gaetana "Gae" Aulenti (4 December 1927 – 31 October 2012) was an Italian architect and designer known for her work in furniture design, graphic design, stage design, lighting design, exhibition and interior design.
Gang
A gang is a group or society of associates, friends, or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior, with such behavior often constituting a form of organized crime.
See Alcamo and Gang
Garganega
Garganega (meaning "from Gargano") is a variety of white Italian wine grape widely grown in the Veneto region of North East Italy, particularly in the provinces of Verona and Vicenza.
Gaspare Canino
Gaspare Canino (Partinico, 28 May 1900 – Alcamo, 1977) was an Italian artist and one of the last puppetmasters of the Canino family, working in Alcamo in the province of Trapani; his activity, interrupted in 1970, has been resumed in 1990 by Salvatore Oliveri, his grandson.
Geosite Travertino della Cava Cappuccini
The Geosite Travertino della Cava Cappuccini (or Cave Orto di Ballo) is located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, in Sicily.
See Alcamo and Geosite Travertino della Cava Cappuccini
Gesù Cristo Redentore, Alcamo
Gesù Cristo Redentore ("Jesus Christ the Redeemer") is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Italy.
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Giacomo Di Donato
Giacomo Di Donato (born 8 February 1988) is a former Italian footballer.
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Giacomo Romano Davare
Giacomo Romano Davare (born 2 July 1945, Alcamo, Italy) is an Italian writer, actor, stage director and teacher.
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Giacomo Serpotta
Giacomo Serpotta (10 March 1656 – 27 February 1732) was an Italian sculptor, active in a Rococo style and mainly working in stucco.
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Gibellina
Gibellina (Sicilian: Jibbiddina, Arabic: "little mount" - جبل صغير) is a small city and comune in the Province of Trapani, the mountains of central Sicily, Italy. Alcamo and Gibellina are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
Gino Colaussi
Luigi Colausig (4 March 1914 – 27 July 1991), known as Gino Colaussi, was an Italian footballer who played as a striker.
Gino Patti
Gino Patti (1925–1993) was a surrealist painter of the 20th century; he was of noble heritage and native from Alcamo, in Sicily.
Girolamo Caruso
Girolamo Caruso (18 September 1842, Alcamo, province of Trapani – 2 January 1923, Pisa), was an Italian agronomist, university teacher and scientist.
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Gisella Giovenco
Gisella Giovenco (born Ferrara, 30 January 1946) is an Italian painter, stylist and publicist.
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (In his native Ligurian language, he is known as Gioxeppe Gaibado. In his particular Niçard dialect of Ligurian, he was known as Jousé or Josep. 4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general, patriot, revolutionary and republican.
See Alcamo and Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Renda
''Madonna of the Lamp'', in the basilica of Santa Maria Assunta at Alcamo. Giuseppe Renda, called "l'Aroddu" (13 June 1772 - 20 October 1805), was an Italian painter.
Giuseppe Rizzo
Giuseppe Rizzo (born 18 March 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Giuseppe Rizzo (priest)
Don Giuseppe Rizzo (22 December 1863 in Alcamo – 17 April 1912 in Alcamo) was an Italian Catholic priest, politician and journalist.
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Giuseppe Scurto
Giuseppe Scurto (born 5 January 1984) is an Italian former football player and current coach who played as a defender.
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Glis (genus)
Glis is a genus of rodent that contains two extant species, both known as edible dormice or fat dormice: the European edible dormouse (Glis glis) and the Iranian edible dormouse (Glis persicus).
Glossary of rail transport terms
Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways.
See Alcamo and Glossary of rail transport terms
Good Friday
Good Friday is a Christian holy day observing the crucifixion of Jesus and his death at Calvary.
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.
See Alcamo and Gothic architecture
Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
The Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux is an opera house in Bordeaux, France, first inaugurated on 17 April 1780.
See Alcamo and Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
Guard rail
Guard, Guard rails, guardrails, railings or protective guarding, in general, are a boundary feature and may be a means to prevent or deter access to dangerous or off-limits areas while allowing light and visibility in a greater way than a fence.
Guglielmo Borremans
Guglielmo Borremans or Guglielmo Fiamingo (1670–1744) was a Flemish painter whose documented career took principally place in Italy, in particular Naples, Cosenza and Sicily.
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Gulf of Castellammare
The gulf of Castellammare is a large and deep natural inlet going from Capo Rama (near Terrasini, in the province of Palermo) and Capo San Vito near San Vito Lo Capo, in the province of Trapani.
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Health insurance
Health insurance or medical insurance (also known as medical aid in South Africa) is a type of insurance that covers the whole or a part of the risk of a person incurring medical expenses.
See Alcamo and Health insurance
Holy Family
The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph.
House of Ciullo d'Alcamo
The House of Ciullo d'Alcamo is a residential building located in the town centre of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Italy.
See Alcamo and House of Ciullo d'Alcamo
Ignazio Corrao
Ignazio Corrao (born 14 January 1984) is an independent Italian politician and he is a member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Ignazio De Blasi
Ignazio De Blasi (Alcamo, 1717-1783) was an Italian historian.
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Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception.
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Italian fascism
Italian fascism (fascismo italiano), also classical fascism and Fascism, is the original fascist ideology, which Giovanni Gentile and Benito Mussolini developed in Italy.
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Italian National Institute of Statistics
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istituto nazionale di statistica; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy.
See Alcamo and Italian National Institute of Statistics
Jean Alesi
Jean Robert Alesi (born Giovanni Roberto Alesi, 11 June 1964) is a French professional racing driver.
Jelgava
Jelgava is a state city in central Latvia about southwest of Riga.
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin juris 'law' + dictio 'speech' or 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice.
Kingdom of Italy
The Kingdom of Italy (Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.
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Lega Basket Femminile
Lega Basket Femminile (LBF) is the premier national league for women's basketball clubs in Italy, founded in 1930.
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Liberty style
Liberty style (stile Liberty) was the Italian variant of Art Nouveau, which flourished between about 1890 and 1914.
Ligny Tower
Ligny Tower (Torre di Ligny, Turrignì) is a coastal watchtower in Trapani, Sicily.
Liguria
Liguria (Ligûria) is a region of north-western Italy; its capital is Genoa.
Lisa Leslie
Lisa Deshaun Leslie (born July 7, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player.
Longaricum
Longaricum was an ancient Roman city in Sicily.
Lucera
Lucera (Lucerino: Lucére) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia.
Ludovico Corrao
Ludovico Corrao (26 June 1927 – 7 August 2011) was an Italian Independent Left politician and lawyer.
See Alcamo and Ludovico Corrao
Lupara bianca
Lupara bianca ("white lupara") is a journalistic term for a Mafia murder done in such a way that the victim's body is never found.
Lycophron
Lycophron (Lukóphrōn ho Chalkidéus; born about 330–325 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek tragic poet, grammarian, and commentator on comedy, to whom the poem Alexandra is attributed (perhaps falsely).
Macaroni
Macaroni (Italian: maccheroni) is pasta shaped like narrow tubes.
Madonna del Ladro Buono
Madonna del Ladro Buono ("Madonna of the Good Thief", in Sicilian Madonna di lu Tribonu or Madonna di lu Latru Bonu) is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Madonna del Riposo, Alcamo
Madonna del Riposo ("Our Lady of the Rest") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Mazara del Vallo
Mazara del Vallo (matˈtsaːɾa) is a city and comune in the province of Trapani, southwestern Sicily, Italy. Alcamo and Mazara del Vallo are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
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Member of the European Parliament
A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
See Alcamo and Member of the European Parliament
Mesolithic
The Mesolithic (Greek: μέσος, mesos 'middle' + λίθος, lithos 'stone') or Middle Stone Age is the Old World archaeological period between the Upper Paleolithic and the Neolithic.
Messina
Messina (Missina) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. Alcamo and Messina are cities and towns in Sicily.
Metropolitan City of Palermo
The Metropolitan City of Palermo (città metropolitana di Palermo; citati metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy.
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Monetary inflation
Monetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country (or currency area).
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Monreale
Monreale (Sicilian: Murriali) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, in Sicily, Southern Italy. Alcamo and Monreale are cities and towns in Sicily.
Moors
The term Moor is an exonym first used by Christian Europeans to designate the Muslim populations of the Maghreb, al-Andalus (Iberian Peninsula), Sicily and Malta during the Middle Ages.
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Mount Bonifato
Mount Bonifato (825 metres high) is a mountain in north western Sicilly in the province of Trapani.
Muffuletta
The muffuletta or muffaletta is a type of round Sicilian sesame bread and a popular sandwich that originated in Sicily.
Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi
The Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi of Syracuse, Sicily is one of the principal archaeological museums of Europe.
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Museum of Contemporary Art of Alcamo
The Museum of contemporary art of Alcamo is located in Piazza Ciullo in Alcamo, inside the Ex Collegio dei Gesuiti, near the majestic Church of Jesus.
See Alcamo and Museum of Contemporary Art of Alcamo
Museum of Multiethnic Musical Instruments "Fausto Cannone"
The Museum of Multiethnic Musical Instruments "Fausto Cannone" is dedicated to music and is located inside the Ex Church of Saint James of the Sword at 75, Via Commendatore Navarra (near the Castle of the Counts of Modica) in Alcamo, Italy.
See Alcamo and Museum of Multiethnic Musical Instruments "Fausto Cannone"
National Road
The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government.
Nativity of Mary
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, Marymas or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus.
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Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo
The Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo is a natural protected area of Regione Siciliana established in 1984, 6º Aggiornamento approvato il 27 aprile 2010 e pubblicato nel Supplemento ordinario n. 115 alla Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 125 del 31 maggio 2010.
See Alcamo and Nature Reserve Bosco di Alcamo
Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW is a program in the Catholic Church.
See Alcamo and Neocatechumenal Way
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture, sometimes referred to as Classical Revival architecture, is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy, France and Germany.
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Neolithic
The Neolithic or New Stone Age (from Greek νέος 'new' and λίθος 'stone') is an archaeological period, the final division of the Stone Age in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Nicola Rubino
Nicola Rubino (Alcamo, 3 April 1905 – Rome, 25 February 1984) was an Italian sculptor and painter.
Nino Navarra
Nino Navarra (Alcamo, 1885 – Kars Plateau, 6 June 1917) was an Italian poet, writer and orator.
Olive
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Olive oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained by pressing whole olives, the fruit of Olea europaea, a traditional tree crop of the Mediterranean Basin, and extracting the oil.
Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera.
Our Lady of Miracles
Our Lady of Miracles (or Madonna of Miracles) is the patron saint of the town of Alcamo.
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Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows (Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows (Mater Dolorosa), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which Mary, mother of Jesus, is referred to in relation to sorrows in life.
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Palazzo De Ballis
Palazzo De Ballis is a 15th-century historical building of Spanish Gothic architecture; the Tower De Ballis is a part of it.
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Palazzo De Stefani
Palazzo De Stefani is an ancient residential building located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Palazzo Di Gregorio
Palazzo Di Gregorio is a building located at via Dante in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani; it was built at about the 17th century.
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Palazzo Fraccia
Palazzo Fraccia is a mansion in the town centre of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Palazzo Palmerini
Palazzo Palmerini (formerly Mastrandrea) is a 16th century civic building located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani: the Palace is situated at Via Buonarroti.
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Palazzo Pastore (Alcamo)
Palazzo Pastore is a civil building located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Palazzo Rocca (Alcamo)
Palazzo Rocca is a civil building located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli
Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli, dating back to the 18th century, is located in via Rossotti in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
See Alcamo and Palazzo Rossotti-Chiarelli
Palermo
Palermo (Palermu, locally also Paliemmu or Palèimmu) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. Alcamo and Palermo are cities and towns in Sicily.
Palermo Airport
Falcone Borsellino Airport (Aeroporto Falcone Borsellino) or simply Palermo Airport, formerly Punta Raisi Airport, is an international airport located at Cinisi, west-northwest of Palermo, the capital city of the Italian island of Sicily.
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Paolo Orsi
Paolo Orsi (Rovereto, October 17, 1859 – November 8, 1935) was an Italian archaeologist and classicist.
Paolo Portoghesi
Paolo Portoghesi (2 November 1931 – 30 May 2023) was an Italian architect, theorist, historian, and professor of architecture at the Sapienza University of Rome.
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Parco suburbano San Francesco
The Parco Suburbano San Francesco (Suburban Park San Francesco) is located below the bastion of Piazza Bagolino, in Alcamo, at the entrance of the town, near Porta Palermo.
See Alcamo and Parco suburbano San Francesco
Partinico
Partinico (Sicilian: Partinicu, Ancient Greek: Parthenikòn, Παρθενικόν) is a city/town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy. Alcamo and Partinico are cities and towns in Sicily.
Pasta con le sarde
Pasta con le sarde (pasta chî sardi) is a Sicilian pasta dish with sardines and anchovies.
See Alcamo and Pasta con le sarde
Patrocínio
Patrocínio is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil.
Pedagogy
Pedagogy, most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners.
Peddler
A peddler (American English) or pedlar (British English) is a door-to-door and/or travelling vendor of goods.
Peter H. Ruvolo
Peter H. Ruvolo (August 31, 1895 – January 27, 1943) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
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Peter II of Aragon
Peter II the Catholic (July 1178 – 12 September 1213) was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213.
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Phylloxera
Grape phylloxera is an insect pest of grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America.
Pia Opera Pastore
The Pia Opera Pastore was a private charitable institution, mainly in support of poor and sick people, which had its seat in the palace of the baron Felice Pastore near Porta Trapani, in Alcamo.
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Piazza Bagolino
Piazza Bagolino is one of the main squares of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Piazza Ciullo
Piazza Ciullo is the main square of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, Italy.
Piazza della Repubblica, Alcamo
Piazza della Repubblica is the largest square in Alcamo, a town in the province of Trapani.
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Pietro Maria Rocca
Pietro Maria Rocca (24 August 1847 – 26 August 1918) was an Italian historian.
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Pietro Montana
Pietro Montana (June 29, 1890 – July 6, 1978) was a 20th-century Italian-American sculptor, painter and teacher, noted for his war memorials and religious works.
Pietro Novelli
Pietro Novelli (March 2, 1603 – August 27, 1647) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Palermo.
Pisa
Pisa is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea.
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Planning permission
Planning permission or building permit refers to the approval needed for construction or expansion (including significant renovation), and sometimes for demolition, in some jurisdictions.
See Alcamo and Planning permission
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
Poggioreale
Poggioreale (Sicilian: Poggiuriali) is a ghost town and comune in the province of Trapani, western Sicily, southern Italy, located in the Belice valley. Alcamo and Poggioreale are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
Presbyter
Presbyter is an honorific title for Christian clergy.
Province of Trapani
The province of Trapani (provincia di Trapani; pruvincia di Tràpani; officially libero consorzio comunale di Trapani) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sicily, Italy.
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Puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive.
Puppetry
Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets – inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure, that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer.
Raffaele Caravaglios
Raffaele Caravaglios (28 December 1864, in Castelvetrano – 29 November 1941, in Naples) was an Italian bandmaster.
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Rebab
The rebab (ربابة, rabāba, variously spelled rebap, rubob, rebeb, rababa, rabeba, robab, rubab, rebob, etc) is the name of several related string instruments that independently spread via Islamic trading routes over much of North Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and parts of Europe.
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Redeemer (Christianity)
Christian theology sometimes refers to Jesus using the title Redeemer or Saviour.
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
Ricotta
Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses.
Roccafiorita
Roccafiorita (Sicilian: Roccaciurita) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about southwest of Messina. Alcamo and Roccafiorita are cities and towns in Sicily.
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II or Roger the Great (Ruggero II, Ruggeru II, Greek: Ρογέριος; 22 December 1095 – 26 February 1154) was King of Sicily and Africa, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon.
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Roman furnaces in Alcamo
The Roman furnaces in Alcamo are part of the archaeological complex of Alcamo Marina (in contrada Foggia) and were discovered in 2000.
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Ronchetti Cup
The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 European Cup Liliana Ronchetti) was an annual women’s basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002.
Sacra Famiglia, Alcamo
Sacra Famiglia ("Holy Family", called also chiesa di San Giuseppe or Mezzana or Culliggeddu because of its small dimensions) is a religious building in Alcamo, Sicily, southern Italy; it is located on the ground floor of the Ex Jesuits' College.
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Sacro Cuore, Alcamo
Sacro Cuore ("Holy Heart") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Saint Anne
According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus.
Saint Joseph
Joseph (translit) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus.
Saint Vitus
Vitus, whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily.
Salvatore Asta
Salvatore Asta (17 January 1915 – 30 December 2004) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See.
Salvatore Riina
Salvatore Riina (16 November 1930 – 17 November 2017), called Totò (sicilian diminutive of Salvatore), was an Italian mobster and chief of the Sicilian Mafia, known for a ruthless murder campaign that reached a peak in the early 1990s with the assassinations of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, resulting in widespread public outcry and a major crackdown by the authorities.
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San Francesco d'Assisi, Alcamo
San Francesco d'Assisi ("Saint Francis of Assisi") is a 16th-century-style church dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi, located in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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San Giacomo della Spada, Alcamo
('Saint James of the Sword') is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, adjoining it there was the Hospice of Pilgrims.
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San Giuseppe Lavoratore, Alcamo
San Giuseppe Lavoratore ("Saint Joseph the Worker") is a Catholic Church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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San Nicolò di Bari, Alcamo
San Nicolò di Bari is a deconsecrated Roman Catholic church, built in a Romanesque, early Renaissance-style located in the town of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani on the island of Sicily, Italy.
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San Pietro Apostolo, Alcamo
San Pietro Apostolo ("Saint Peter the Apostle") is a Catholic church in Alcamo in the province of Trapani.
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San Tommaso Apostolo, Alcamo
San Tommaso Apostolo ("Saint Thomas the Apostle") is a former Catholic church located in Alcamo, in province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli
The Sanctuary of Madonna dei Miracoli ("Holy Mary of Miracles") is a church in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy; it is dedicated to the Madonna of the Miracles (the patron saint of Alcamo).
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Sanctuary of Maria Santissima del Fiume
The Sanctuary of Maria Santissima del Fiume is located in the territory of Alcamo (Province of Trapani, in the Trunk Road 113 (strada statale 113), just after the junction Alcamo Ovest of Autostrada A29 (Italy).
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Sanctuary of Maria Santissima dell'Alto
The Sanctuary of the Most Holy Mary of the Height (called also the Sanctuary of by people from Alcamo) is a place of Marian devotion, located on the top of Mount Bonifato, in Alcamo in the province of Trapani, Italy.
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Sant'Agostino, Alcamo
Sant'Agostino ("Saint Augustine") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Sant'Anna, Alcamo
Sant'Anna ("Saint Anne", also called Sant'Anna Cappuccini) is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Sant'Oliva, Alcamo
Sant'Oliva ("Saint Olivia") is a catholic church located in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santa Caterina del Monte di Pietà, Alcamo
Santa Caterina del Monte di Pietà ("Saint Catherine of the Mount of Piety") was a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santa Maria del Rosario, Alcamo
Santa Maria del Rosario ("Our Lady of the Rosary", also called San Domenico) is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santa Maria del Soccorso, Alcamo
The ex Church of Saint Maria del Soccorso is a Catholic Church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santa Maria della Catena, Alcamo
Santa Maria della Catena ("Holy Mary of the Chain") is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santa Maria delle Grazie, Alcamo
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santa Maria di Gesù, Alcamo
Santa Maria di Gesù ('Saint Mary of Jesus') is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santi Cosma e Damiano, Alcamo
Santi Cosma e Damiano (or Santa Chiara) is a Roman Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santi Paolo e Bartolomeo, Alcamo
Santi Paolo e Bartolomeo ('Saints Paul and Bartholomew') is a 17th-century baroque style church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santissima Annunziata, Alcamo
The Santissima Annunziata ('Most Holy Annunciation'), also known as the Church of Carmine, is a Catholic church in Gothic-Catalan style and its remains can be seen in Alcamo, in Trapani province.
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Santissima Trinità, Alcamo
Santissima Trinità ("Holy Trinity") is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santissimo Crocifisso, Alcamo
Santissimo Crocifisso ("Holy Crucifix", also dedicated to San Francesco da Paola) is a Catholic church in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Santissimo Salvatore, Alcamo
Santissimo Salvatore ("Holy Saviour", or Badia Grande) is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Santo Angelo Custode, Alcamo
Santo Angelo Custode ("Holy Guardian Angel", or chiesa delle Riparate, "Sheltered Women", from the name of the women's detention home once inside the nunnery) is a Catholic church located in Alcamo in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
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Sara Renda
Sara Renda is an Italian classic ballet dancer, on 15 December 2015 nominated Étoile at the Opéra National de Bordeaux, one of the youngest dancers to receive this recognition.
Sardines as food
Sardines ("pilchards") are a nutrient-rich, small, oily fish widely consumed by humans and as forage fish by larger fish species, seabirds and marine mammals.
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Sarinda (instrument)
A sarinda or saranda is a stringed folk musical instrument from North and Eastern India and Pakistan, similar to the sarangi, lute, and the fiddle.
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Sciacca
Sciacca (Italian and Sicilian: ˈʃakka; Greek: Θέρμαι; Latin: Thermae Selinuntinae, Thermae Selinuntiae, Thermae, Aquae Labrodes and Aquae Labodes) is a town and comune in the province of Agrigento on the southwestern coast of Sicily, southern Italy. Alcamo and Sciacca are cities and towns in Sicily.
Scopello
The Commune of Scopello (Italian: Comune di Scopello; population about 450) is located in the Valsesia region of the Italian Pennine Alps, in the Piedmontese Province of Vercelli.
Sebastiano Bagolino
Sebastiano Bagolino was a Latin poet and scholar.
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Segesta
Segesta (Ἔγεστα, Egesta, or Σέγεστα, Ségesta, or Αἴγεστα, Aígesta; Siggesta) was one of the major cities of the Elymians, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily.
Segestan thermal baths
The Segestan thermal baths (also called Polle del Crimiso) are hydrothermal springs located in Sicily, between Alcamo and Castellammare del Golfo, in the province of Trapani.
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Sicilian language
Sicilian (sicilianu,; siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands.
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Sicilian Mafia
The Sicilian Mafia or Cosa Nostra ("our thing"), also referred to as simply Mafia, is a criminal society originating on the island of Sicily and dates back to the mid-19th century.
Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.
Skeleton
A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of most animals.
Spanish flu
The 1918–1920 flu pandemic, also known as the Great Influenza epidemic or by the common misnomer Spanish flu, was an exceptionally deadly global influenza pandemic caused by the H1N1 subtype of the influenza A virus.
Spirito Santo, Alcamo
Spirito Santo ('Holy Spirit') is a Catholic church located in Alcamo, in the province of Trapani, Sicily.
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State highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or maintained by a sub-national state or province.
Stefano La Colla
Stefano La Colla is an Italian tenor who has given recitals and performed in opera internationally.
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Stone carving
Stone carving is an activity where pieces of rough natural stone are shaped by the controlled removal of stone.
Takita
Takita (written: 滝田 or 田北) is a Japanese surname.
Tanning (leather)
Tanning, or hide tanning, is the process of treating skins and hides of animals to produce leather.
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Teacher
A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching.
Town hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal building (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality.
Town hall, Alcamo
The Town hall of Alcamo (province of Trapani), also called Il Municipio, is a public historical building located in Piazza Ciullo, in the town centre of Alcamo.
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Trapani
Trapani (Tràpani) is a city and municipality (comune) on the west coast of Sicily, in Italy. Alcamo and Trapani are cities and towns in Sicily and Municipalities of the Province of Trapani.
Travertine
Travertine is a form of terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs, especially hot springs.
Trebbiano
Trebbiano is an Italian wine grape, one of the most widely planted grape varieties in the world.
Trunk road
A trunk road is a major highway with a specific legal classification in some jurisdictions, notably the United Kingdom, Sweden and formerly Ireland.
Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
Turi Simeti
Turi Simeti (5 August 1929 – 16 March 2021) was an Italian painter born in Alcamo, Sicily, Italy.
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (Mar Tirreno or)Mer Tyrrhénienne Tyrrhēnum mare, Mare Tirrenu, Mari Tirrenu, Mari Tirrenu, Mare Tirreno is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.
Umberto II of Italy
Umberto II (15 September 190418 March 1983) was the last King of Italy.
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Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy (Unità d'Italia), also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th century political and social movement that in 1861 resulted in the consolidation of various states of the Italian Peninsula and its outlying isles into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.
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Urban area
An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment.
Victor Emmanuel II
Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia (also known as Piedmont-Sardinia) from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878.
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Villa Luisa (Alcamo)
Villa Luisa is a mansion located in the town centre of Alcamo, in the province of Trapani.
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Vincenza Bono Parrino
Vincenza Bono Parrino (born 1942) is an Italian retired teacher and politician.
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Vincenzo Milazzo
Vincenzo Milazzo (born 5 April 1956, in Taranto, Italy) is an Italian naïve painter known for his use of reverse glass painting technique.
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Vincenzo Regina
Monsignor Vincenzo Regina (Alcamo, 9 May 1910 – Alcamo, 3 August 2009) was an Italian presbyter and historian.
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Vito Bongiorno
Vito Bongiorno is an Italian artist known for making art out of charcoal.
Vito Fazio-Allmayer
Vito Fazio-Allmayer (Palermo, 21 November 1885 – Pisa, 14 April 1958) was an Italian philosopher, pedagogist and university teacher.
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Vojnica
Vojnica (Vojnica) is a village in the municipality of Čaška, North Macedonia.
Waste sorting
Waste sorting is the process by which waste is separated into different elements.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wrought iron
Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon content (less than 0.05%) in contrast to that of cast iron (2.1% to 4.5%).
YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
1968 Belice earthquake
The 1968 Belice earthquake sequence took place in Sicily between 14 and 15 January.
See Alcamo and 1968 Belice earthquake
See also
828 establishments
9th-century establishments in Italy
- Abbey of San Clemente a Casauria
- Alcamo
- Bussana Vecchia
- Capua
- Muslim Sicily
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gaeta
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Mantua
- San Canciano, Venice
- San Giorgio in Velabro
- San Gregorio, Venice
- San Lio, Venice
- San Lorenzo, Venice
- San Pietro Apostolo, San Pietro Vernotico
- San Zaccaria, Venice
- Sant'Alessandro, Parma
- Santa Maria in Domnica
- Santa Prassede
- Santi Sergio e Bacco
Municipalities of the Province of Trapani
- Alcamo
- Buseto Palizzolo
- Calatafimi-Segesta
- Campobello di Mazara
- Castellammare del Golfo
- Castelvetrano
- Custonaci
- Erice
- Favignana
- Gibellina
- Guarrato
- List of municipalities of the Province of Trapani
- Marausa
- Marsala
- Mazara del Vallo
- Milo, Trapani
- Misiliscemi
- Paceco
- Pantelleria
- Partanna
- Petrosino
- Poggioreale
- Salaparuta
- Salemi
- San Vito Lo Capo
- Santa Ninfa
- Trapani
- Valderice
- Vita, Sicily
Populated places established in the 9th century
- Ísafjörður
- Aalst, Belgium
- Akranes
- Al-Qata'i
- Alcamo
- Andlau
- Annagassan
- Bad Frankenhausen
- Bad Nauheim
- Badajoz
- Bagan
- Bardy-Świelubie
- Beli, Kočani
- Bussana Vecchia
- Będzin
- Cizre
- Colmar
- Cricklade
- Dublin
- Fraxinetum
- Ganja, Azerbaijan
- Grimsby
- Hamburg
- Heraklion
- History of Prague
- Jie Prefecture (Gansu)
- Kaulas Fort
- Kecskemét
- Leirvík
- Madrid
- Mahendraparvata
- Marsala
- Murcia
- Oldham
- Polichalur
- Poltava
- Prague
- Raqqada
- Sayil
- Sfax
- Stornoway
- Słupsk
- Tønsberg
- Trzebiatów
- Upton-upon-Severn
- Uzhhorod
- Veszprém
- Włocławek
- Zhytomyr
References
Also known as Alcamo, Sicily, San Vito, Alcamo.
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