Rinaldo Bonanno (1545-1600) was an Italian sculptor. Born in Raccuja, he is notable for his work in Sicily in the second half of the 16th century. His whole oeuvre was heavily influenced by the Tuscan tradition and the style of Michelangelo, but combined these with elements of the late Gothic style (as seen in the expressive drapery) and influences from the work of Gagini. [1] Despite his 'archaizing' traits, he is considered one of the best sculptors active in that era in Sicily. [1]
A pupil of Giovanni Agnolo and Martino da Messina and then from 1577 of Martino Montanini (who in 1577 became Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli's successor as head of the works on the Duomo) [2] [3]
In 1580 he also worked at Massa for prince Alberico Cibo and in Carrara on the construction of the Grondine canal. [4] He also produced several wood and marble sculptures for churches in Sicily and southern Calabria. He married the daughter of Andrea Calamech and followed in that artist's footsteps by becoming not only a sculptor but also an architect, producing designs for works such as the facade of the Madre church in Alì (1584) and stage sets.
The primary languages of Calabria are the standard Italian language as well as regional varieties of the Neapolitan and Sicilian languages, all collectively known as Calabrian. In addition, there are 100,000 Arbëresh-Albanian speakers, as well as small numbers of Calabrian Greek speakers and pockets of Occitan.
The Diocese of Cefalù is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Sicily, southern Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Palermo.
Akrai was a Greek colony founded in Sicily by the Syracusans in 663 BC. It was located near the modern Palazzolo Acreide.
Natale Masuccio, also known as Mesuccio or Tomasucci, was an Italian architect and Jesuit. He is regarded as one of the most important architects in Sicily during the transition between Mannerism and Baroque.
Football Club Messina s.r.l. is an Italian football club based in Messina, Sicily. It currently plays in Serie D. The club is formerly known as S.S.D. Città di Messina and U.S.D. Camaro Messina.
Torregrotta railway station is a railway station serving the small town of Torregrotta, in the north-east of Sicily, Italy. The station also serves nearby villages including Monforte San Giorgio, Roccavaldina and Valdina. It is located on the Palermo–Messina railway and all trains calling there are operated by Trenitalia. The current station, opened on 23 November 2009, replaces an earlier one dating from the early years of the twentieth century and closed on 9 August 2009.
Giuseppe Tambuscio was an Italian painter.
Giovanni Forti Natoli or Gianforte Natoli was a Sicilian nobleman, the son of Blasco Natoli Lanza and Domenica Giambruno Perna. He was baron of S. Bartolomeo and Belice. On 20 August 1597 he bought the barony of Sperlinga from Giovanni Ventimiglia, marquis of Gerace, for 30,834 ounces of gold. Natoli was granted a licentia populandi cum privilegium aedificandi by the king of Sicily, Philip II of Spain. In 1627 he was made prince of Sperlinga by Philip IV of Spain.
Vincenzo Natoli was a Sicilian judge. He was made a marquess in 1756 by Charles III, the king of the Two Sicilies.
The Gagini or Gaggini were a family of architects and sculptors, originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano. This family founded Sicily's Gagini school, which flourished until the mid-1600s.
Nicosia Cathedral is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nicosia, Sicily, and is located in Nicosia, Sicily, Italy. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Bari. The Cathedral preserves a precious and unique wooden roof of 1300.
Sant'Oliva is a catholic church located in Alcamo, province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy.
Dina and Clarenza are two women connected in legend with the historical siege of Messina by Charles I of Anjou during the Sicilian Vespers in August 1282.
Marsala Cathedral is the largest church in the town of Marsala, Sicily, and the Diocese of Mazara del Vallo. Its facade faces onto piazza della Repubblica and the nearby via Giuseppe Garibaldi. It is dedicated to the Anglo-Norman saint Thomas Becket, whose cult was introduced to Sicily via its close relations with England under William I and William II – the latter even married Henry II of England's daughter Joan, who also supported Thomas' cult despite Henry's part in triggering his death.
The Diocesan Museum of Palermo is a museum of religious art in Palermo on Sicily, housed in a number of rooms in the Palazzo Arcivescovile opposite Palermo Cathedral.
Mariano Valguarnera was an Italian philologist, writer and diplomat.
Andrea Calamech (1524-1589) was an Italian sculptor and architect.
Gioacchino Di Marzo was an Italian art historian, librarian and Jesuit. He was librarian to the Comunale di Palermo as well as a historiographer and one of the founders of modern Sicilian art history.
The Sicily national football team is the representative football team of the island of Sicily. It is controlled by the Sicilia Football Association and is also colloquially referred to with the name Naziunali Siciliana. The Sicilia F.A. was founded in 2020.
Francesco Ferrara was an Italian geologist, active mainly in Sicily, and known for his studies in vulcanology.
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