Loriani

Loriani

The Church Of Santa Catalina

Loriani is a hamlet in the commune of Cambia in the department of Haute-Corse, in Corsica, France. Other hamlets in Cambia include Cambia, Corsoli/Corsuli, and San Quilico/San Chilicu. ^[1]

Geography

Loriani is located in the parish of Vallerustie, in the Castagniccia region at the foot of Monte San Petrone, about forty kilometers from Corte/Corti. To get there, take the RN 193 then the road to San-Lorenzo/Sa Lurenzu (two kilometers before Francardu), turn left at the Lanu bridge. ^[2]

Notable people

• Pace Maria Falconetti, a hero of the resistance against the French invasion of Corsica in 1768. He fought with Pascal Paoli at Ponte-Novo, fled to Italy after the defeat of 9 May 1769, and then returned to try to raise the Niolins against France. He was captured and imprisoned at the prison of Toulon where he died among rats and vermin. There were other patriots from Loriani who fought with the Babbu (Paoli), such as his brother Jean Benoit and the Bernardini brothers who were tortured on the wheel, and Vincensini Don Gio, who died in the battle of Ponte-Novo at 20 years old. ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Paul Vincensini French poet and teacher, lived in Loriani; some of his ashes are deposited in the family cemetery.
• Paul Vincensini. The technical high school of Bastia in Montesoro is named after Paul Vincensini, a mathematics teacher from Loriani ^[6]

Notable buildings

The Church of Santa-Catalina

A sixteenth century religious building, in stone, schist and rubble. In the small niche above the porch, the statuette of Sainte-Catherine the patron saint. ^{[2] [7]}

References

1. "Cambia". perso.orange.fr. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
2. "STEPHANE GUERRINI". www.visit-corsica.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
3. Giudicelli, Christophe. "Loriani honore la mémoire de Pace Maria Falconetti, héros des révolutions corses et enfant du village". Corse Net Infos - Pure player corse (in French). Archived from the original on 12 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
4. "1775 : La mort atroce de Pace Maria Falconetti, héros de la résistance corse". www.corsematin.com (in French). 2025-08-07. Archived from the original on 3 January 2026. Retrieved 2025-12-29.
5. "Falconetti, Turchini, Boziu, Vallerustie, Sermanu, printemps 1771". mausoleo.giussani.free.fr. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 2025-12-30.
6. "Actualité | CSTP Montesoro". www.montesoro.net. Archived from the original on 7 November 2025. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
7. JC. "Loriani : quand Santa Maria fait monter les enchères". Corse Net Infos - Pure player corse (in French). Archived from the original on 16 September 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-29.

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