English…(Italiano sotto) The Knight of Lettere – Giovanni Domenico Sorrentino At the Castle of Lettere, there is a small museum that tells the story of the Siege of 1528. Inside that museum is a coat of arms that belongs to the Knight Sorrentino, a man of Lettere and a naval hero who captured a Turkish …
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English…(Italiano sotto) The Founding of the Monastery Dominican Giovanni Fusco of the convent of S. Maria della Sanità in Naples, a native of Lettere, dedicated himself, to the religious and guided many of them in the sublime paths of holiness. Together with the priest Andrea Fusco and the nobleman Paolo Fattorosi, also of Lettere, they …
English…(Italiano sotto) The Spanish Siege of the Castle in 1528 In 2020, a small museum was opened in the Castello di Lettere commemorating a battle that occurred in Lettere during the year 1528. The Count of Lettere, Carlo Miroballo had betrayed the Spanish Viceroy that was in power in Naples by siding with the French …
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English…(Italiano sotto) San Michele Arcangelo and the Beneficio Santa Croce For 500 years, the Beneficio of Santa Croce was a part of the Parrocchiale of San Michele Arcangelo. According the Codice Fattorosi, Giovanni Gagliardi (Galardi) great-grandson of Rainaldo Gagliardi, knight to King Charles I of Naples, established the Beneficio and Chiesa San Michele Arcangelo in …
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