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Castelbuono, the Glossary

Castelbuono (Sicilian: Castiddubbuonu) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Palermo, Sicily (southern Italy).^[1]

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28 relations: Antonello Gagini, Antonio de Saliba, Byzantine Empire, Catherine of Alexandria, Comune, Cube, Giacomo Serpotta, Giro di Castelbuono, Gothic architecture, Hohenstaufen, Islamic architecture, Italy, Metropolitan City of Palermo, Norman–Arab–Byzantine culture, Our Lady of Graces, Paganism, Patron saint, Polyptych, Relic, Renaissance, Road running, Romania, Saint Anne, Sicilian language, Sicily, Sinaia, Ventimiglia family, World Athletics.
Populated places established in the 14th century

Antonello Gagini

Antonello Gagini (1478–1536) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria.

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Antonio de Saliba

Antonio de Saliba, or Antonello de Saliba or Resaliba, (c.1466-c.1535) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, mainly active in Sicily and Calabria.

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Byzantine Empire

The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.

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Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine (Greek: Αίκατερίνη) is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early fourth century at the hands of the emperor Maxentius.

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Comune

A comune (comuni) is an administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality.

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Cube

In geometry, a cube is a three-dimensional solid object bounded by six square faces.

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Giacomo Serpotta

Giacomo Serpotta (10 March 1656 – 27 February 1732) was an Italian sculptor, active in a Rococo style and mainly working in stucco.

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Giro di Castelbuono

The Giro di Castelbuono (officially Giro Podistico Internazionale Castelbuono) is an annual road running competition over 10 kilometres which takes place in Castelbuono, on the island of Sicily, Italy.

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Gothic architecture

Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.

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Hohenstaufen

The Hohenstaufen dynasty, also known as the Staufer, was a noble family of unclear origin that rose to rule the Duchy of Swabia from 1079, and to royal rule in the Holy Roman Empire during the Middle Ages from 1138 until 1254.

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Islamic architecture

Islamic architecture comprises the architectural styles of buildings associated with Islam.

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Italy

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.

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Metropolitan City of Palermo

The Metropolitan City of Palermo (città metropolitana di Palermo; citati metrupulitana di Palermu) is a metropolitan city in Sicily, Italy.

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Norman–Arab–Byzantine culture

The term Norman–Arab–Byzantine culture, Norman–Sicilian culture or, less inclusively, Norman–Arab culture, (sometimes referred to as the "Arab-Norman civilization") refers to the interaction of the Norman, Byzantine Greek, Latin, and Arab cultures following the Norman conquest of the former Emirate of Sicily and North Africa from 1061 to around 1250.

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Our Lady of Graces

Our Lady of Graces (Italian: Madonna delle Grazie or Nostra Signora delle Grazie) or Saint Mary of Graces (Italian: Santa Maria delle Grazie) is a devotion to the Virgin Mary in the Roman Catholic Church.

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Paganism

Paganism (from classical Latin pāgānus "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

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Patron saint

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person.

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Polyptych

A polyptych (Greek: poly- "many" and ptychē "fold") is a painting (usually panel painting) which is divided into sections, or panels.

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Relic

In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.

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Road running

Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road.

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Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe.

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Saint Anne

According to apocrypha, as well as Christian and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus.

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Sicilian language

Sicilian (sicilianu,; siciliano) is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands.

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Sicily

Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Sinaia

Sinaia is a town and a mountain resort in Prahova County, Romania.

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Ventimiglia family

The Ventimiglia family was an old Italian noble family of Liguria.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castelbuono

Also known as Castelbuono, Italy.