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Cathedral in Italy
Otranto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Otranto; Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Otranto
Otranto_Cathedral
Comune in Apulia, Italy
to Otranto at Wikimedia Commons Discover Otranto Otranto Cathedral Mosaics Arcidiocesi di Otranto (in Italian) View of Otranto's promenade Otranto travel
Otranto
1480–1481 invasion of southern Italy
of 1480, the Ottoman Empire invaded southern Italy, and laid siege to Otranto (Kingdom of Naples), finally capturing it on 11 August. This was their
Ottoman_conquest_of_Otranto
15th-century Roman Catholic martyrs
The Martyrs of Otranto, also known as Saints Antonio Primaldo and his Companions (Italian: I Santi Antonio Primaldo e compagni martiri), were 813 inhabitants
Martyrs_of_Otranto
Cathedral in Trani, Apulia, Italy
of the original mosaics of the pavement, inspired by those of the Otranto Cathedral, remain in the presbytery area. These include scenes such as the allegory
Trani_Cathedral
Catholic archdiocese in Italy
of Otranto (Latin: Archidioecesis Hydruntina) is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy. The seat of the diocese is at Otranto Cathedral in
Archdiocese_of_Otranto
Monstrous cat in Welsh legend
The fight between Arthur and Cath Palug is figured on a mosaic at Otranto Cathedral in Italy (cf. top image). The creature believed to represent the Cath
Cath_Palug
Quartz and gold Anglo-Saxon artefact
ends. The scene is shown in the famous 12th-century floor mosaic in Otranto Cathedral in southern Italy, with a titulus of "ALEXANDER REX". The scene refers
Alfred_Jewel
Legendary accounts surrounding the life of Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great carried aloft by griffins, Otranto Cathedral floor mosaic
Alexander_the_Great_in_legend
Medieval term for work done in specific months of the year, often used in art
of the Duomo Otranto Cathedral: Zodiac signs and labours form part of the mosaic scenes which cover the entire floor Canterbury Cathedral: Zodiac signs
Labours_of_the_Months
Aspect of ancient Jewish art
Examples appear in Christendom: here, Otranto cathedral
Zodiac mosaics in ancient synagogues
Zodiac_mosaics_in_ancient_synagogues
British-born Israeli writer
for an Italian documentary based on the "Tree of Life" mosaic, Otranto cathedral, Otranto, southern Italy. In the summer of 2007, she was the subject of
Susan_Nathan
– and co-cathedrals. Many former cathedrals and proto-cathedrals are also included, but many more are yet to be added. Almost all cathedrals in Italy
List_of_cathedrals_in_Italy
Italian feudal lord and baron (died 1480)
di Otranto" [The Cathedral, From 1080 to the present day, The history of the Cathedral of Otranto]. Arcidiocesi di Otranto (in Italian). Otranto (LE):
Francesco_Zurolo
King of Sicily from 1189 to 1194
St. Maria church complex near Squinzano and the important works in Otranto Cathedral. Despite having sworn fealty to Constance, as soon as William II died
Tancred_of_Sicily
Image made from small colored tiles
did not survive in this area except the fine mosaic pavement of the Otranto Cathedral from 1166, with mosaics tied into a tree of life, mostly still preserved
Mosaic
cathedral, between which they already maintain to the medieval system. Basilica of San Nicola, Bari Bari Cathedral Ruvo Cathedral Otranto Cathedral Barletta
List_of_Romanesque_buildings
mosaic cosmatesque floor with ornaments of confronted animals Otranto, Otranto Cathedral (1066) — huge floor mosaic, inscription of Pantaleone. Same workshop
List of early Christian and medieval mosaics
List_of_early_Christian_and_medieval_mosaics
Italian Roman Catholic saint
Otranto, Italy. He was slain in 1480, along with all his priests, by the Ottoman force that invaded Otranto. He is among the 813 martyrs of Otranto canonized
Stefano_Pendinelli
Region in Italy
Bitonto, where the National Gallery of Apulia is located Mosaic in the Otranto Cathedral Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Barletta Detail of the Apulian krater
Culture_of_Apulia
Giovanni Valdarno Pope Clement XI Madonna delle Grazie 7 March 1705 Otranto Cathedral Pope Clement XI Madonna del Lago 9 August 1705 Bertinoro Pope Clement
List of canonically crowned Marian images in Italy
List_of_canonically_crowned_Marian_images_in_Italy
Topics referred to by the same term
di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Otranto Cathedral Basilica Concattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata, or Sarsina Cathedral, Forlì-Cesena Abbazia di Santa
Santissima_Annunziata
Italian Catholic bishop
Italian Catholic bishop. During his career, he served as Archbishop of Otranto and Archbishop of Benevento. Raffaele Calabria was born on 11 December
Raffaele_Calabria
Comune in Apulia, Italy
Est Zollino-Gagliano and Maglie-Otranto lines. It is crossed by two state roads, the SS16 Adriatica Lecce-Maglie-Otranto, and the SS275 from Santa Maria
Maglie
Region of Italy
of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The
Apulia
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
ecclesiastical offices included benefices, prebends at Lincoln Cathedral and St Paul's Cathedral, and provost of Beverley. His efficiency in those posts led
Thomas_Becket
Calendar year
Martyrs of Otranto, who had been killed in Italy in 1480 by the Ottomans who had conquered the city of Otranto, are discovered in the city's cathedral "uncorrupted"
1481
Italian nobleman and condottiero (1458–1529)
Sternatia in Terra di Otranto. He was prepared by his father for a life of arms, fighting with him in Tuscany (1478) and then in Otranto against the Turks
Andrea_Matteo_Acquaviva
Apulian harbor town of Otranto, located about 100 kilometers southeast of Brindisi, was seized in 1480 (Ottoman invasion of Otranto), but the Turks were
Islam_in_Italy
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
The seat of the bishop is at Altamura Cathedral, with Acquaviva Cathedral and Gravina Cathedral as co-cathedrals. Altamura was once a territorial prelature
Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti
Diocese_of_Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva_delle_Fonti
Bizantine saint
decided to go on a pilgrimage to Rome. In Naupaktos he embarked on a ship to Otranto and spent some time in the Greek-populated regions in Apulia before dying
Nicholas_the_Pilgrim
Bishop of Benevento and saint
saint of Naples, where the faithful gather three times a year in Naples Cathedral to witness the liquefaction of what is claimed to be a sample of his blood
Januarius
Architectural movement
Romanticism gave rise to the Gothic novel genre, beginning with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole, and inspired a 19th-century genre of medieval
Gothic_Revival_architecture
Roman Catholic Bishop
consecrated bishop in Rome and later became archbishop of Otranto. The office of archbishop of Otranto lasted only a few months, since on 27 February 1754 Charles
Marcello_Papiniano_Cusani
King of Naples from 1458 to 1494
Kingdom of Naples. Mehmed II appeared in the Otranto canal, where only a thousand fighters were protecting Otranto, while another 400 arrived from Naples led
Ferdinand_I_of_Naples
an Ottoman Turkish fleet invaded Otranto, landing nearby the city and capturing it along with its fort. The Otranto population (remaining in the occupied
History of Islam in southern Italy
History_of_Islam_in_southern_Italy
Roman Catholic archdiocese in Italy
XXIII separated the diocese of Lecce from the ecclesiastical province of Otranto and made it directly subject to the Holy See. In the bull Conferentia Episcopalis
Archdiocese_of_Lecce
Duke of Apulia and Calabria from 1085 to 1111
Jordan I of Capua, Bohemond rebelled against his brother and took Oria, Otranto, and Taranto. Roger, however, made peace in March 1086 and the brothers
Roger_Borsa
Royal Navy Admiral (1885–1952)
ranking British officer and Allied officer at the Battle of the Strait of Otranto in 1940 and was knighted for his part in the Battle of Cape Matapan in
Henry_Pridham-Wippell
Ancient pilgrimage route in Europe
is attested since 1024), and then continued towards Bari, Brindisi and Otranto, the main ports of embarkation for the Holy Land. Today some pilgrims still
Via_Francigena
Comune in Basilicata, Italy
Byzantine metropolis of Otranto from 968, the episcopal see of Matera was reclaimed by the archbishopric of Acerenza. A new cathedral church of St Eustace
Matera
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
Church in Apulia, in southern Italy, with its episcopal seat at Lucera Cathedral. The diocese reached its present configuration in 1986, by combining the
Diocese_of_Lucera–Troia
Egyptian saint and martyr
her servants. Zeno immediately ordered Mina's body to be dug out and a cathedral to be built there. After his martyrdom in the early fourth century, Menas
Menas_of_Egypt
English peeress and beatified martyr of the Catholic Church (1473–1541)
of London in 1485. Edward was briefly displayed in public at St Paul's Cathedral in 1487 in response to the presentation of the impostor Lambert Simnel
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
Margaret_Pole,_Countess_of_Salisbury
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
kingdom. In the ecclesiastical province of Otranto, the diocese of Alessano, formerly a suffragan of Otranto, was suppressed by Pope Pius VII in the bull
Diocese of Ugento-Santa Maria di Leuca
Diocese_of_Ugento-Santa_Maria_di_Leuca
Latin Catholic diocese in Italy (6th century - 1986)
diocese of Gallipoli as a suffragan of the archdiocese of Otranto. In the archdiocese of Otranto, payments are owed by the Church of S. Maria de Nardò, and
Diocese_of_Gallipoli
Diocese of the Catholic Church in Italy
metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the title of archbishop), Otranto (no longer a metropolitanate, though the archbishop allowed to retain the
Diocese_of_Nardò-Gallipoli
Comune in Apulia, Italy
Bishop of Otranto until in 1866 it was forfeited to the Royal Property. Despite belonging to the Diocese of Castro before, and that of Otranto, after the
Miggiano
Province of Italy
Normans. The important towns are Lecce, Gallipoli, Nardò, Maglie, and Otranto. Its important agricultural products are wheat and corn. Lecce stone extracted
Province_of_Lecce
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1444–1446, 1451–1481)
prevented the Ottomans from sending reinforcements to Otranto. So, the Turkish occupation of Otranto ended by negotiation with the Christian forces, permitting
Mehmed_II
Latin Catholic archdiocese in Italy
note 5. Born in Otranto (Zara) in 1678, De Marco held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure (Rome, Sapienza 1721). He was a canon of Otranto, and Vicar General
Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo
Archdiocese_of_Manfredonia–Vieste–San_Giovanni_Rotondo
Body of water between the Italian and Balkan Peninsulas
northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to the northwest and the Po Valley
Adriatic_Sea
Iapygian tribe
ranging from Otranto to Leuca and from Leuca to Manduria. The northern part on the Adriatic belonged to the Kalabroi and extended from Otranto to Egnatia
Messapians
Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni (no longer Metropolitan) Archdiocese of Otranto (no longer Metropolitan) Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli Diocese of Ugento-Santa
List_of_Catholic_dioceses
Lord of Montfort-l'Amaury
Egypt concluded an alliance against the sultan of Damascus. He died in Otranto later the same year on his way home and was buried, at the Pope's order
Amaury de Montfort (died 1241)
Amaury_de_Montfort_(died_1241)
King of Sweden from c. 1156 to 1160
the cathedral to Old Uppsala to petition for a good harvest. The Catholic St. Eric's Cathedral, Stockholm, is named for King Erik. Uppsala Cathedral (Swedish:
Saint_Erik
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy
note 9 Piccolomini: (5 May 1666 – 27 May 1675) (promoted Archbishop of Otranto. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 345 with note 10. Ibáñez was nominated
Diocese_of_Trivento
King of Northumbria from 634 to 641/42; Christian saint
a major patron of Oswald's cult. Oswald's head was interred in Durham Cathedral together with the remains of Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (a saint with whom
Oswald_of_Northumbria
Roman Theban Legion leader (AD 250–287)
961, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, was building and enriching Magdeburg Cathedral, which he intended for his own tomb. To that end, in the year 961 of the
Saint_Maurice
Czech priest and saint (c. 1345–1393)
from 1383 to 1387. In 1393, he was made vicar-general of Saint Giles Cathedral by Jan of Jenštejn, Archbishop of Prague. Jenštejn was under the supervision
John_of_Nepomuk
Christian virgin and saint
Hanover, Jamaica Basilica of St James and St Agnes, Nysa, Poland St Agnes Cathedral, Rockville Centre, New York St Agnes Church, New York City Church of the
Agnes_of_Rome
Catholic archdiocese in Italy
name since 1986. The archbishop is seated at Matera Cathedral. (Irsina Cathedral is a co-cathedral). It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro
Archdiocese_of_Matera-Irsina
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
by Polyeuktos, the Patriarch of Constantinople to the Metropolitan of Otranto in 968, the Metropolitan is granted the right to consecrate the bishops
Diocese_of_Tursi-Lagonegro
Historic villa in Twickenham, London
described by Walpole as "the scene that inspired the author of The Castle of Otranto", though Michael Snodin has observed: "it is an interesting comment on
Strawberry_Hill_House
Ottoman-Hungary wars, 1366–1526
States: Otranto (1480–1481), Nicopolis (1396), Mohács (1526) Battles of Aragon: Otranto (1480–1481), Nicopolis (1396) Battles of Naples: Otranto (1480–1481)
Hungarian–Ottoman_Wars
German bishop, crusader, and chronicler
could embark with the army to Outremer, he died on September 11, 1227, in Otranto, a victim of a disease that had broken out in the crusader army. "History
Oliver_of_Paderborn
Catalan martyr and saint (c. 289–303)
relocated to an alabaster sarcophagus in the crypt of the newly built Cathedral of Santa Eulalia. The festival of Saint Eulalia is held in Barcelona for
Eulalia_of_Barcelona
Earthquake in Italy
churches and cathedrals, including the St Paul's Cathedral in Mdina. Based on the study of boulders along the southern coast of the Strait of Otranto, it was
1743_Salento_earthquake
Roman pair of Christian martyrs
to Alcalá de Henares and interred beneath the high altar of the city's Cathedral-Magistral of Saints Justus and Pastor (known familiarly as the Catedral
Justus_and_Pastor
1571 naval battle of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
crossed the Adriatic creeping along the coast, embarking reinforcements in Otranto and Corfu on the way, but failed to find the Ottomans, which were found
Battle_of_Lepanto
Former Latin Catholic diocese in Italy
1960.09.08), Metropolitan Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Otranto (Italy) (1960.09.08 – 1969.02.05), Apostolic Administrator of Ugento–Santa
Diocese_of_Campagna
11th-century Polish Catholic bishop
son of the noble and pious Wielisław and Bogna. He was educated at a cathedral school in Gniezno (then the capital of Poland) and later, probably at
Stanislaus_of_Szczepanów
King of Denmark from 1080 to 1086
to Lund Cathedral, which was under construction, granting it large tracts of land in Scania, Zealand, and Amager. He founded Lund Cathedral School at
Canute_IV_of_Denmark
King of Naples from 1494 to 1495
forces in Tuscany in 1478–1479. He helped reverse the Ottoman invasion of Otranto in Apulia in 1480–1481, and against the Republic of Venice in 1484. In
Alfonso_II_of_Naples
Spanish child saint and murder victim
liturgical calendar; however, there is still a chapel dedicated to him in the cathedral of Zaragoza. There exists little historical evidence of Dominguito aside
Dominguito_del_Val
Naval battle of World War I
Scott & Robertson. Many Were Held by the Sea: The Tragic Sinking of HMS Otranto. p. 16. Battle of the Falkland Islands Archived 10 April 2020 at the Wayback
Battle of the Falkland Islands
Battle_of_the_Falkland_Islands
R. James. From the first Gothic horror / romance stories The Castle of Otranto of 1764 by Horace Walpole, they were a staple, with the rise of scary ghost
List_of_stock_characters
Italian Roman Catholic prelate
was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Otranto from 1969 until his retirement in 1981. He had served prior to this as
Nicola_Riezzo
Spanish canon regular and inquisitor (c.1441–1485)
official of the Spanish Inquisition until he was assassinated in the La Seo Cathedral in Zaragoza in 1485 by Jews and conversos. The veneration of him came
Pedro_de_Arbués
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
sit on the throne of the Roman Empire. He even launched an invasion of Otranto with the purpose of re-uniting the Empire, which was aborted by his death
Roman_Empire
Archdiocese in southern Italy
(963-969), whereby it was made one of five suffragans of the archdiocese of Otranto, and compelled to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Constantinople
Archdiocese_of_Acerenza
Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
of his pontificate on 12 May 2013 in which he canonized the Martyrs of Otranto—Antonio Primaldo and his 812 companions who had been executed by the Ottomans
Pope_Francis
Scottish novelist (1771–1832)
Robertson, Fiona. "Disfigurement and Disability: Walter Scott's Bodies". Otranto.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014
Walter_Scott
Comune in Apulia, Italy
of two regional lines, the Martina Franca–Lecce railway and the Lecce–Otranto railway. The local public transport includes trolleybus service, introduced
Lecce
Hungarian princess and Christian saint
1227 when Louis, en route to join the Sixth Crusade, died of a fever in Otranto, Italy, just a few weeks before the birth of her daughter Gertrude. Upon
Elizabeth_of_Hungary
8th-century king and saint
western England dedicated to him and he is a joint patron of Hereford Cathedral. Little is known of Æthelberht's life or reign, as few East Anglian records
Æthelberht_II_of_East_Anglia
(43 mi) from the Albanian coast, at the narrowest point of the Strait of Otranto. It is Capo d'Otranto (also called Punta Palascìa), located at 40° 7' north
Geography_of_Italy
King of Sicily from 1130 to 1154
handing command to the skillful George. In 1147, George set sail from Otranto with seventy galleys to attack Corfu. According to Nicetas Choniates, the
Roger_II_of_Sicily
Crusader ruler from 1163 to 1174
envoys from the emperor, Alexander of Gravina and Michael Hydruntius of Otranto. The envoys were immediately met by the king. They stated that the king
Amalric_of_Jerusalem
dei Pagani Nusco Latins Leodoro Piscicello Oppido Lucano Otranto Ottoman conquest of Otranto Overlord Pio Monte della Misericordia Pimonte Potenza Province
House_of_Zurolo
English writer and journalist (1812–1870)
Influenced by Gothic fiction—a literary genre that began with The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole—Dickens incorporated Gothic imagery, settings
Charles_Dickens
Roman martyr
Sophia". Sophia is depicted on a column in the nave of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna; it dates from the 15th century. The best-attested narrative is
Sophia_of_Rome
Artistic, literary, musical, and intellectual movement
work. The Gothic novel, beginning with Horace Walpole's The Castle of Otranto (1764), was an important precursor of one strain of Romanticism, with a
Romanticism
been kept in a shrine, which is embedded in the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral. His feast day is October 10. Tradition states that Viktor, as a Praefectus
Viktor_of_Xanten
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
source] On 24 September 1657 Bishop Adarzo was confirmed as Archbishop of Otranto, having been nominated by the King of Spain on 17 April 1657. He died in
Diocese_of_Vigevano
Duke of Bohemia from 921 to 935
at Prague Castle in Prague that was the basis of present-day St. Vitus Cathedral. In September 935, a group of nobles allied with Wenceslaus's younger
Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
Naval engagement of the Adriatic Campaign of World War I
to prevent the Austro-Hungarian fleet from leaving the Adriatic. The "Otranto Barrage" would be raided by the Austro-Hungarians several times throughout
Bombardment_of_Ancona
Ethnic Greek community of Southern Italy
Luppìu Manduria Maruggio San Cesario di Lecce Squinzano Taviano Vernole Otranto Derentó/Terentó Calabria; Calabrian Greece region Africo: Άφρικον Amendolea:
Griko_people
1st-century Christian martyr and saint
built 1631 St. Stephen's Orthodox Cathedral Pilgrim Centre, Kudassanad, Pandalam, Kerala the first Orthodox Cathedral Pilgrim Centre where Holy Relics
Saint_Stephen
Prisque of Nocera [it] Nocera Umbra – Raynald of Nocera Orvieto – Joseph Otranto – Antonio Primaldo and his Companion Martyrs Pagani, Campania – Our Lady
Patron_saints_of_places
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