Gallinaro

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Gallinaro
coat of arms
Gallinaro (Italy)
Gallinaro
Country Italy
region Lazio
province Frosinone  (FR)
Coordinates 41 ° 39 '  N , 13 ° 48'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 39 '30 "  N , 13 ° 47' 56"  E
height 558  m slm
surface 17 km²
Residents 1,249 (Dec 31, 2019)
Population density 73 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 03040
prefix 0776
ISTAT number 060040
Popular name Gallinaresi
Patron saint San Gerardo
Website Gallinaro

Gallinaro is an Italian commune in the province of Frosinone in the Lazio region with 1249 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It is located 133 km east of Rome and 52 km east of Frosinone .

geography

Gallinaro lies on a long, narrow ridge above the Melfa valley. Gallinaro is a member of the Comunità Montana Valle di Comino .

The neighboring towns are Alvito , Atina , Picinisco , San Donato Val di Comino and Settefrati .

history

Gallinaro Castle was first mentioned in 1023. It was probably built by the Counts of Sora . In 1067 it came to the Counts of Aquino . In the 13th century the Santuario di San Gerardo was founded, which became rich through donations. In 1806 Gallinaro became a district of San Donato Val di Comino. Only in 1948 did it become an independent municipality again after a referendum. In an earthquake in 1948, the place was badly affected.

Population development

year 16th century 17th century 18th century 1861 1881 1901 1921 1936 1951 1971 1991 2001
Residents approx. 200 750 1,000 1,203 1.312 1,479 2,058 1,736 1,479 1,047 1,159 1,221

Source: ISTAT

politics

Pietro Francesco Volante (list of citizens) was elected mayor in June 2004 and confirmed in office in June 2009. Mario Piselli (Lista Civica: Insieme Per Gallinaro) took over from him on May 26, 2014.

Twin cities

Attractions

The old town center still shows its medieval appearance. In 2003 a tour of the place was inaugurated.

  • In 1592–1596 the castle was converted into the parish church of Santi Giovanni , so that it still retains its peculiar castle-like appearance.

Santuario di San Gerardo

In 1102 an English pilgrim named Gerard, who died here on the way to the Holy Land , was buried near Gallinaro. A few years later, a sick pilgrim at the grave of St. Gerard saw him in a vision and was healed afterwards. As a result, a lively pilgrimage developed and a place of pilgrimage, the Santuario di San Gerardo , first mentioned in 1259, was built, which was constantly expanded thanks to generous donations.

Nuova Gerusalemme

In the spring of 1947, shortly before her first communion, little Giuseppina Norcia had a vision in which she saw the baby Jesus sleeping on a cloud. This vision was repeated on May 15, 1974, when, according to Giuseppina, the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael appeared and asked her to build a cradle for the baby Jesus. Then a chapel was built on the site of the vision, commonly known as Nuova Gerusalemme ( New Jerusalem ). It is the destination of thousands of pilgrims every year . On June 5, 2016, the membership of the Universal Christian Church of New Jerusalem was excommunicated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ; it is a schismatic sect .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ↑ Elezioni amministrative 6-7 giugno 2009 - Comunali La Repubblica on 8 June 2009
  3. ↑ Vatican declares Jesus child followers a sect . kathpress from June 5, 2016

literature

  • Celestino, Domenico: Gallinaro: venti secoli sulla collina , Cassino 1978.

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