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Read MoreList of Ministries in Italy Since May 24, 1948
– (May 24, 1949 – January 14, 1950): president and, ad int., Italian Africa, De Gasperi Alcide; vice president and merchant navy, Saragat Giuseppe (resigned on 7 November 1949); vice-presidents, without portfolio, Attilio Piccioni; Giovanni Porzio; without portfolio, Roberto Tremelloni (vice president of CIR and CIR-ERP, who resigned on 7 November 1949); Giovannini Alberto; foreign, Sforza Carlo; interiors, Scelba Mario; grama and justice, Grassi Giuseppe (died January 25, 1950); finance, Vanoni Ezio; treasure and, to the int., balance sheet, Pella Giuseppe; defense, Pacciardi Randolfo; public education, Gonella Guido; public…
Read MorePerugia and Ferrara, Italy
Perugia According to Aristmarketing, Perugia is the capital of the Italian region of Umbria and is located in the center of the country. The city is about equidistant from Rome and Florence in a hilly region surrounded by mountains and valleys. In Etruscan times, Perugia was one of the most important cities in Italy and flourished due to its central location. In the Middle Ages, Perugia became a university city…
Read MoreSacra di San Michele, Italy
The Italian monastery Sacra di San Michele is located in the Susa Valley not far from the city of Turin. Then as now, the abbey continues to fascinate its visitors. In 983, the foundation stone for the church was laid in Piedmont, and construction was completed just four years later. The monastery impresses with its mixture of devotion, culture, art, history and architectural features. A visit to the sacred building…
Read MoreSterzing and Tropea, Italy
Sterzing Embedded in the impressive mountains of South Tyrol, about 15 kilometers south of the Brenner Pass, the northernmost city in Italy on the border with Austria is presented. In the southern Wipptal, on the sun-drenched side of the Alps, Sterzing is one of the most beautiful small towns in the country. The old Fugger city casts a spell over countless visitors. Vipiteno delights with magnificent town houses, medieval squares…
Read MoreMontalcino and Matera, Italy
Montalcino Charming old town in the middle of vineyards The small town of Montalcino is located in the heart of the Italian Tuscany near the city of Siena and is best known for wine. Thanks to the good climate, one of the best and noblest wines in Italy is grown here, the Brunello. The place built on the hill, however, has more to offer than just wine; study travelers will…
Read MoreBologna, Alberobello and Padua, Italy
Bologna The Torri Gentility are considered to be the symbol of Bologna. Of the originally around 100 medieval towers, 17 still exist today, and many of them are reminiscent of the leaning tower of Pisa in their inclination. The almost 100 meter high Torre degli Asinelli offers a breathtaking panoramic view over the city. In the center of the old town is the Piazza Maggiore with the famous Neptune Fountain…
Read MoreMiddle Latin Literature Part III
In the 12th century, Paris developed among other things. through Abelard and the collegiate school of Sankt Viktor to the focus of grammatical, philosophical and theological studies. Hugo von Sankt Viktor prepared basic knowledge in his manual “Didascalicon” and proclaimed an Augustinian-mystical doctrine with the Scot Richard; Adam composed novel sequences. At the school of Notre-Dame he taught inter alia. Petrus Lombardus, who became famous for his theological dogmatics “Sententiae”.…
Read MoreItaly Recent History Part III
Through the achievement of Cavour, whose sudden death in June 1861 meant a heavy loss for the country, Italy – unlike Germany – de facto became a parliamentary state with limited rights of the monarch and the responsibility of the ministers before the bicameral parliament. Because of the extreme census suffrage and the development of a clientelist dignitaries, the formation of modern parties came late. The unification of 1859/60 did…
Read MoreMiddle Latin Literature Part II
10th and 11th centuries The political disintegration of the Carolingian Empire was reflected in a regionalization of literary creation, also in the restriction to local topics (saints’ lives, monastery annals). Later representative of the late Carolingian educational tradition in the 10th century was Regino von Prüm, who emerged as a canonist, music theorist and historian. Epics of salvation history following the late antique biblical poetry were written by Odo von…
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