Piacenza (disambiguation)
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Places
Italy- PiacenzaPiacenzaPiacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
, a city - Province of PiacenzaProvince of PiacenzaThe 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...
, a province - Piacenza d'AdigePiacenza d'AdigePiacenza d'Adige is a comune in the Province of Padua in the Italian region Veneto, located about 70 km southwest of Venice and about 40 km southwest of Padua...
, a town
United States
- Piacenza, WisconsinPiacenza, WisconsinPiacenza is an unincorporated community located in the town of Winchester, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community
People
- Mauro PiacenzaMauro PiacenzaMauro Piacenza JCD is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Curia since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 October 2010. He had previously served as Secretary from 2007 until becoming Prefect.Piacenza...
, a prelate - Domenico da PiacenzaDomenico da PiacenzaDomenico da Piacenza was an Italian Renaissance dancing master. Domenico da Piacenza was born sometime around 1400 in Piacenza, where he grew up and began teaching dance...
, dancing master - Aymeric of PiacenzaAymeric of PiacenzaAymeric of Piacenza was an Italian Dominican scholar, who became Master of the Order of Preachers. He involved in both the suppression of the Fraticelli, and the downfall of the Templars.-External links:*...
, Dominican scholar - Antoninus of PiacenzaAntoninus of PiacenzaThe sixth-century pilgrim Antoninus of Piacenza, or the Anonymous Pilgrim of Piacenza, who described the holy places of Jerusalem in the 570s is confused often with Saint Antoninus of Piacenza, who is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day of 13 November in...
, pilgrim - Mario PiacenzaMario PiacenzaMario Piacenza was an Italian mountain climber, ethnologist and explorer.In 1911 with J.J. Carrel and J. Gaspard reached the summit of the Matterhorn from the Furggen ridge....
, explorer - Ardoino da PiacenzaArdoino da PiacenzaArdoino da Piacenza was an Italian cardinal. Hi first name is listed also as Arduino.He was archdeacon of the cathedral chapter of Piacenza and member of the Order of Canons Regular de San Frediano di Lucca. Pope Alexander III created him Cardinal in the consistory celebrated in Frascati in 1178...
, cardinal - Conrad of PiacenzaConrad of PiacenzaSaint Conrad, T.O.S.F., was an Italian penitent and hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis.-Biography:Conrad belonged to one of the noblest families of the city of Piacenza, the place of his birth. The date of his birth, however, is uncertain...
, nobleman
Military units
- 103 Motorised Division Piacenza103 Motorised Division PiacenzaThe 103 Motorised Division Piacenza was a Motorised Infantry Division of the Italian Army during World War II. The Division was formed in 1942, and was in the Italian IV Army, Italian XXII Corps that was part of the occupying Italian army in France, located in the Toulon area...
an infantry division of italy of World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
See also
- Castelvetro PiacentinoCastelvetro PiacentinoCastelvetro Piacentino is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km east of Piacenza....
- Carpaneto PiacentinoCarpaneto PiacentinoCarpaneto Piacentino is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 130 km northwest of Bologna and about 15 km southeast of Piacenza...
- San Giorgio PiacentinoSan Giorgio PiacentinoSan Giorgio Piacentino is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 km northwest of Bologna and about 11 km south of Piacenza...
- Ziano PiacentinoZiano PiacentinoZiano Piacentino is a comune in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 160 km northwest of Bologna and about 25 km west of Piacenza...
- Placentia (disambiguation)