Cortemaggiore
Encyclopedia
Cortemaggiore is an Italian comune
located in the Province of Piacenza
.
Founded in the 1479 by the Pallavicino family, over an old roman site, it was the capital of the ancient Stato Pallavicino.
During the years, the birth of a lot of brotherhoods, bears the construction of a lot of churches:
In 1949 the Italian entrepreneur Enrico Mattei
, discovers in Cortemaggiore's subsoil an important oilfield; with this oil was product a gasoline (the only one refined from Italian oil), called Supercortemaggiore.
In 1997 to Cortemaggiore was conferred the title of "Città d'Arte" (City of Art), a particular prize assigned to the most artistical interesting city.
The municipality's motto is "Nihil sanctius quam recta fides cum sororibus associata" (Nothing is holier than a true faith combined with other virtues).
about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) from Milan
and 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) from Bologna
, in the zone of Italy called "Pianura Padana".
The municipality borders with Fiorenzuola d'Arda
, Villanova sull'Arda
, Besenzone
, San Pietro in Cerro
, Caorso
, Pontenure
and Cadeo
.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
located in the Province of Piacenza
Province of Piacenza
The Province of Piacenza is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Piacenza.The province has 273,689 inhabitants . Its total area is 2,589 km². There are 48 comuni in the province, see Comuni of the Province of Piacenza...
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Founded in the 1479 by the Pallavicino family, over an old roman site, it was the capital of the ancient Stato Pallavicino.
During the years, the birth of a lot of brotherhoods, bears the construction of a lot of churches:
- The Basilica of "Santa Maria delle Grazie" or "Collegiata": Started in 1480, it's the main church of Cortemaggiore, it has a Latin cross plant; it conserves a valued polyptych, composed by twelve pieces, by Filippo Mazzola, ParmigianinoParmigianinoGirolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola , also known as Francesco Mazzola or more commonly as Parmigianino or sometimes "Parmigiano", was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bologna, and his native city of Parma...
's father.
- The church of "Annunziata" (Church of the Announcation): Built in 1487, it keeps two importants pictures by Il PordenoneIl PordenoneIl Pordenone, byname of Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis , was an Italian painter of the Venetian school, active during the Renaissance. Vasari, his main biographer, identifies him as Giovanni Antonio Licinio.-Biography:...
, an "Immacolata concezione" (Blameless Conception) an a superb "Deposizione" (the Deposition). Next to the church, there is a monastery , with a cloister of 40 metres (about 43 yards) on all sides.
- The church of "San Giuseppe" (St. Joseph): Started in 1576 by the brotherhood of San Giuseppe.
- The oratory of "San Lorenzo" (St. Lawrence): Built in 1666.
- The oratory of "San Giovanni" (St. John): Started in 1625 by the confratenity of SS. Sacramento.
- The church of "Santa Maria delle Grazie fuori le mura" or "Madonnina": Built by the priest Anotonio Bovarini in 1661.
In 1949 the Italian entrepreneur Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei
Enrico Mattei was an Italian public administrator. After World War II he was given the task of dismantling the Italian Petroleum Agency Agip, a state enterprise established by the Fascist regime. Instead Mattei enlarged and reorganized it into the National Fuel Trust Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi...
, discovers in Cortemaggiore's subsoil an important oilfield; with this oil was product a gasoline (the only one refined from Italian oil), called Supercortemaggiore.
In 1997 to Cortemaggiore was conferred the title of "Città d'Arte" (City of Art), a particular prize assigned to the most artistical interesting city.
The municipality's motto is "Nihil sanctius quam recta fides cum sororibus associata" (Nothing is holier than a true faith combined with other virtues).
Territory
Cortemaggiore is located in the northern ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
about 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) from Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) from Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, in the zone of Italy called "Pianura Padana".
The municipality borders with Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Fiorenzuola d'Arda
Fiorenzuola d'Arda is a city and comune in Italy in the province of Piacenza, of the Emilia-Romagna region. Its name derives from Florentia . The "d'Arda" portion refers to the River Arda which flows from the Apennines into the valley where Fiorenzuola is situated...
, Villanova sull'Arda
Villanova sull'Arda
Villanova sull'Arda is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km east of Piacenza....
, Besenzone
Besenzone
Besenzone is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 20 km southeast of Piacenza....
, San Pietro in Cerro
San Pietro in Cerro
San Pietro in Cerro is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 120 km northwest of Bologna and about 20 km east of Piacenza...
, Caorso
Caorso
Caorso is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 13 km east of Piacenza...
, Pontenure
Pontenure
Pontenure is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km northwest of Bologna and about 9 km southeast of Piacenza...
and Cadeo
Cadeo
Cadeo is a town and comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 14 km southeast of Piacenza. It has c. 5,600 inhabitants. The name is derived from Italian, meaning "House of God." This refers to a time when...
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Born in Cortemaggiore
- Ranuccio II Farnese (1630-1694), Duke of ParmaParmaParma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
and PiacenzaPiacenzaPiacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
. - Lorenzo RespighiLorenzo RespighiLorenzo Respighi was an Italian mathematician and natural philosopher. Born at Cortemaggiore, Piacenza, he studied mathematics and natural philosophy, first at Parma and then at the University of Bologna, where he obtained his degree ad honorem in 1845.From 1855 to 1864 was director of the...
(1824—1889), mathematician, philosopher. - Giuseppe Manfredi (1828-1918), Patriot and President of the Italian SenateItalian SenateThe Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
from 1908 to 1918, during the years of World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. - Franco FabriziFranco FabriziFranco Fabrizi was an Italian actor.Son of a barber and a cinema cashier, he was a soap opera photo actor, for example, the fotoromanzo Arizona Kid, in the newspaper Avventuroso Film...
(1926-1995), actor.