- Source: San Sosti
San Sosti (Calabrian: Santisuòsti; from Greek: Άγιος Σώστης, romanized: Agios Sostis) is a comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy.
History
A highly decorated bronze axe-head was discovered near San Sosti in 1846. This votive offering was later bought by the collector and goldsmith Alessandro Castellani, from whom it was eventually acquired by the British Museum in 1884. On the axe is inscribed an important dedication in the Achaean dialect of Ancient Greek that can be dated to the sixth century BC.
In 1448, people from Albania migrated to San Sosti.
Main sights
Sanctuary of Madonna del Pettoruto, founded in 1274 by the monks of the Abbey of Acquaformosa. It was rebuilt after the 1783 Calabrian earthquakes. It houses a 17th-century stone sculpture of a Madonna with Child
The Abbey of San Sozonte (10th-11th centuries)
The ruins of the Rocca, a 10th-century castle, which according to tradition was used by Hannibal during the Punic Wars.
References
External links
Official website (in Italian)
circolocalabrese.org (in Italian)
unionevalli.it (in Italian)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Basilika Bunda Maria, San Sosti
- Daftar basilika
- Daftar basilika di Italia
- San Sosti
- Sosti
- San Sosti Axe-Head
- List of basilicas in Italy
- Bra, Piedmont
- Guardia Piemontese
- Dürer's Rhinoceros
- List of municipalities of the Province of Cosenza
- Alphabetical list of municipalities of Italy
- British Museum
