Mugnano del Cardinale is a town and comune of the province of Avellino in the Campania region of southern Italy .
6-626: Mugnano may refer to some places in Italy: Mugnano del Cardinale , a municipality of the Province of Avellino, Campania. Mugnano di Napoli , a municipality of the Province of Naples, Campania. Mugnano (Perugia) , a hamlet of the city of Perugia, Umbria. See also [ edit ] Muñano , an Argentine settlement in the Puna de Atacama , Salta Province . Abra Muñano , an Argentine mountain pass in
12-493: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mugnano del Cardinale There are several theories about the origin of the town's name. Today it is believed that the name derives from the divinity of Jupiter Ammon, to whom a temple on the Litto hill was probably dedicated. What is certain is that the town has very ancient origins. The current Mugnano del Cardinale would derive from
18-464: The 20th century, Mugnano became an important center of study, with the "A. Manzoni" gymnasium at San Pietro a Cesarano, and with the Maria Cristina di Savoia normal school. As mentioned above, the town became famous thanks to the saint named Filomena. This was a young martyr, whose relics were transported from Rome to Mugnano del Cardinale and it was Ponzetti, guardian of these relics, who affirmed that
24-548: The Puna de Atacama, Salta Province. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mugnano&oldid=581618307 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
30-458: The fusion of several inhabited nuclei, of different origins and ages. The first documented news of the existence of Mugnano del Cardinale dates back to 1135 (parchment n.219 of the Archive of Montevergine) [4]. In 1805 the remains of Santa Filomena arrived in the village, which made the name of Mugnano del Cardinale famous throughout the world. Between the end of the 19th century and the first decades of
36-484: The girl found there was between thirteen and fourteen years old. It was also communicated that inside there was a vase with Filomena's blood. Various miracles will then be linked to the arrival of Saint Filomena in Mugnano del Cardinale. Santa Filomena is the patroness of youth, assists pregnant women and is a comfort to prisoners. The saint's anniversary is on August 11 in the sanctuary and is celebrated with knockers. The Saint
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