- For the medieval scholar, see Marziano da Tortona
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Piemonte |
| Province | Alessandria (AL) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Area | 99. Scholarly method &mdash or as it is more commonly called scholarship &mdash is the body of principles and practices used by scholars to make their claims about the world as Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of Alessandria (Italian Provincia di Alessandria) is an Italian province, with a Population of some 430000 which forms the southeastern 29 km² (38 sq mi) |
| Population (as of 2005) | |
| - Total | 26,684 |
| - Density | 269/km² (697/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
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| Gentilic | Tortonesi |
| Dialing code | 0131 |
| Postal code | 15057 |
| Frazioni | Torre Garofoli, Rivalta Scrivia, Vho, Mombisaggio, Castellar Ponzano, Bettole di Tortona, Torre Calderai |
| Patron | San Marziano |
| - Day | March 6 |
| Website: www.comune.tortona.al.it | |
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History
Known in ancient times as Derthona, the city was probably the oldest colony under Roman rule in the westernmost section of the Valley of the Po, on the road leading from Genua (Genoa) to Placentia (Piacenza). The Po ( Latin: Padus, Po Ligurian: Bo, Greek: Eridanus) is a river that flows 652 km(405 miles (682 km by considering Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English The city was founded circa 123 BC - 118 BC at the junction of the great roads; the Via Postumia and the Via Aemilia Scauri which merged to become the Via Julia Augusta. The Via Postumia was an ancient highroad of northern Italy constructed in 148 BC by the Consul Spurius Postumius Albinus. The Via Aemilia Scauri was an ancient Roman road built by the censor Marcus Aemilius Scaurus around 107 BCE The Via Julia Augusta is the name given to the Roman road formed by the merging of the Via Aemilia Scauri with the Via Postumia, running from Placentia The site made Dertona an important military station under the Romans.
A bishopric was founded at Tortona early, but its first bishops are purely legendary, like Saint Marcianus of Tortona, called the first bishop of Piedmont and a disciple of Barnabas, the companion of Paul. Saint Marcian (Marciano Marziano Marcianus of Tortona (died around 120 AD is traditionally said to have been the first Bishop of Tortona, a post he held for forty-five Saint Barnabas (1st century born Joseph was an early Christian convert one of the earliest disciples in Jerusalem. Until the 9th century, the city was under the rule of its bishop; in 1090 it became a free commune with the name of Terdona. Communes in Europe in the Middle Ages were sworn allegiances of mutual defense (both physical defense and of traditional freedoms among community members of a town or city In 1133 the diocese was separated from the archbishopric of Milan to the new archdiocese of Genoa (CE "Lombardy").
In 1155 Frederick Barbarossa leveled Tortona to the ground, leaving not one stone upon another. Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned [1]
During the Middle Ages, Tortona was a faithful ally of the Guelphs and was destroyed several times. The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting respectively the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy From 1260 to 1347 the city was dominated by a series of different Italian noble families and adventurers like Facino Cane, who in the unsettled affairs of Lombardy had assembled a string of lordships and great wealth which he bequeathed to his wife, Beatrice, and arranged with his friends that a marriage should be effected between her and Filippo Maria Visconti. Facino Cane da Casale, born Bonifacio Cane (1360 - May 1412 was an Italian Condottiero. Filippo Maria Visconti, ( September 23, 1392 &ndash August 13, 1447) was ruler of Milan from 1412 to 1447 According to Machiavelli (History of Florence, ch. 7) "By this union Filippo became powerful, and reacquired Milan and the whole of Lombardy. By way of being grateful for these numerous favors, as princes commonly are, he accused Beatrice of adultery and caused her to be put to death" [1]. In this way, in 1347, Tortona was decisively incorporated into the territories of the Duchy of Milan, where it remained until 1735. The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797 Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Then following the vicissitudes of the War of the Polish Succession, the city was occupied by the King of Sardinia, and "count of Tortona" was added to the titles of the House of Savoy. The War of the Polish Succession ( 1733 - 1738) was sparked by a Polish Civil war over the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland The following is a list of monarchs of Kingdom of Sardinia. Early medieval rulers Goddas, 533&ndash534 Vandal governor The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region
Main sights
- Roman remains, traditionally identified as the Mausoleum of the Roman Emperor Maiorianus
- Palazzo Guidobono (15th century), rebuilt in 1939 with a Gothic façade. Iulius Valerius Maiorianus (November 420 - 7 August 461) commonly known as Majorian, was Western Roman Emperor (457 It has traces of Renaissance frescoes.
- The cathedral (mid 16th century). The façade is a neoclassicist addition of the 19th century. The interior has works by Camillo Procaccini, Aurelio Luini and others. Camillo Procaccini ( 1551 - August 21, 1629) was an Italian painter Aurelio Luini (c 1530 - c 1592 was an Italian painter from Milan, the son of Bernardino Luini. It houses also the relics of St. Martianus, patron of Tortona.
- The Bishops' Palace (1584), with a noteworthy Renaissance portal. It has a triptych of Madonna with Child and Saints by Macrino d'Alba (1499). Macrino d'Alba (c 1460–1465 &ndash c 1510–1520 was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period active mainly in Piedmont.
Notable Tortonesi
People born in Tortona, or with notably close links to the town, include:
- Saint Marcian of Tortona (died perhaps around 120 CE) is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Tortona. Saint Marcian (Marciano Marziano Marcianus of Tortona (died around 120 AD is traditionally said to have been the first Bishop of Tortona, a post he held for forty-five
- Saint Innocent of Tortona (died ca. 350), who survived the persecutions and was sent as bishop to Tortona by Pope Sylvester.
- Bishop Gezo of Tortona in the 10th century wrote a Treatise on the Body and Blood of the Lord one of the few important theological works of the century in Italy [2].
- Marziano da Tortona, secretary to duke Filippo Maria Visconti of Milan is one of the people credited with inventing the card game of Tarocchi [3]. Filippo Maria Visconti, ( September 23, 1392 &ndash August 13, 1447) was ruler of Milan from 1412 to 1447
- Saint Luigi Orione (1872–1940) founded the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia in Tortona. Saint Luigi Orione ( June 23, 1872 – March 12, 1940) is an Italian saint
- Lorenzo Perosi (1872–1956), an associate of Orione, was a composer of church music and “Perpetual Director” of the Sistine Choir. Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi ( 21 December 1872 - 12 October 1956) was an Italian Composer of Sacred music and the only The Sistine Chapel Choir is a Choir based in Vatican City and is one of the oldest religious choirs in the World.
- Marziano Perosi (1875–1959), composer, organist, choir director (brother of the above)
- Angelo Barabino (1883–1950), painter
- Fausto Coppi (1919–1960), “Il Campionissimo” is regarded as one of the most successful and most popular racing cyclists of all time. Marziano Perosi ( Tortona October 20, 1875 – Rome February 21, 1959) brother of Don Lorenzo Perosi and of Angelo Fausto Coppi ( September 15, 1919 – January 2, 1960) was an Italian racing Cyclist.
- Giuseppe Campora (1923–2004), operatic tenor. Giuseppe Campora ( 30 September, 1923 - 5 December, 2004) was an Italian Operatic Tenor.
- Enrico Bellone, (Tortona, 1938), physicist and writer. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms
- Ivo Milazzo (born 1947), Italian comic book artist. Ivo Milazzo (born June 20, 1947) is an Italian comic book artist Italian comics are Comics made in Italy They are locally know as Fumetto, although this latter term is often used in English to describe a specific comic genre (see
- Luisa Ottolini (born 1954), Italian physicist. Luisa Ottolini (born July 10, 1954 in Tortona, Province of Alessandria, Italy) is an Italian Physicist. A physicist is a Scientist who studies or practices Physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning
Other figures with links to the town:
- Majorian (420–461), Western Roman Emperor from 457 until his death, is said to have died here. Iulius Valerius Maiorianus (November 420 - 7 August 461) commonly known as Majorian, was Western Roman Emperor (457 The Western Roman Empire refers to the western half of the Roman Empire, from its division by Diocletian in 285 the other half of the Roman Empire was the Eastern
- Judith, daughter of Welf (805–843), Holy Roman Empress and Queen of the Franks, was exiled to Tortona during 833 and 834. Queen Judith or Iudit ( 805 - April 19 or 23 843 also known as Judith of Bavaria, was the daughter of Count Welf and a Saxon Holy Roman Empress or Empress of the Holy Roman Empire is the title given to the consort of the Holy Roman Emperor. The Franks were originally led by dukes (military leaders and reguli (petty kings
Twinnings
See also
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Tortona
References
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