Rossano
E882699
Rossano is a historic town in Calabria, southern Italy, renowned for its Byzantine heritage and the famous illuminated manuscript Codex Purpureus Rossanensis.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | former municipality ⓘ |
| codexCentury | 6th century (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) ⓘ |
| codexContent | illuminated Gospel manuscript (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codexLanguage | Greek (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| demonym | Rossanese ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 270 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | Codex Purpureus Rossanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
citrus cultivation
ⓘ
olive cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasFestival | religious feasts honoring the Achiropita icon ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Byzantine heritage ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFeature |
Byzantine churches
ⓘ
fortified structures ⓘ narrow medieval streets ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Church of Panaghia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diocesan Museum of Rossano NERFINISHED ⓘ Oratory of San Marco NERFINISHED ⓘ Rossano Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Diocesan Museum and Codex of Rossano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | Cathedral of Maria Santissima Achiropita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | important Byzantine religious center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO Memory of the World (via Codex Purpureus Rossanensis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important center of Byzantine-Italo culture ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Byzantine administrative center in southern Italy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byzantine art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Codex Purpureus Rossanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ historic center ⓘ |
| languageHistory | Greek-speaking community in medieval period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calabria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sila Greca area NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Corigliano-Rossano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Cosenza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Province of Cosenza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Maria Santissima Achiropita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | historic town ⓘ |
| religionHistory | center of Byzantine Christianity in Italy ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Magna Graecia area of Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.