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Mezzojuso (Sicilian: Menzijusu or Menziuso, [3] Arbëreshë: Munxifsi [4]) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Palermo in the Italian region Sicily, located about 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Palermo. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,003 and an area of 49.4 square kilometres (19.1 sq mi).
During the pontificate of Pope Clement XI (1700–1721), of Albanian origin, and Clement XII (1730–1740), there was a renewed interest from the Holy See in the Byzantine Christian tradition, which manifested in the founding of the "Collegio Corsini" of Saint Benedict (San Benedetto Ullano, 1732) in Kozenxë (later transferred in 1794 to Saint Demetrius of Coronë, known as "Collegio San ...
The communities of Mezzojuso and Palazzo Adriano, in the province of Palermo, are to be considered a particular case, since, despite having lost the Albanian language and the customs of origin, they have kept the Greek-Byzantine rite, a peculiar pillar - together with language and customs - of the Albanian identity of the diaspora. In this case ...
Location of Sicily within Italy Provinces of Sicily. The following is a list of the municipalities of Sicily, Italy.[1]There are 390 municipalities in Sicily (as of January 2019):
Buggerru is a comune (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Carbonia.
The execution took place on 20 December 1856 at Mezzojuso. Bentivegna's death sentence was pronounced based on the charges for his arrest in 1853. But since he was released without having been given a trial at that time, his capital punishment has historically been considered illegal. Eyewitnesses claimed Bentivegna requested his estate be ...
Nikollë Filja (Italian: Nicola Figlia; 1691–1769) was an Arbëreshë Byzantine rite priest, and writer of the 18th century, who is known for his translations of biblical fragments into Arbëresh for children, as well as an Arbëreshë folklorist. [1]
The Adragna family owned the salt lands of Altavilla, one of the islands of the Lagoon of Marsala, having inherited them in perpetuity from the Prince of Mezzojuso in 1763. [4] The family remains engaged in wine production in Trapani and maintains ownership of the Tenute Adragna vineyards and olive groves in the region. [5] [6]