- Monte San Giovanni Campano
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Monte San Giovanni Campano — Comune — Comune di Monte San Giovanni Campano The Castle.
Coat of armsLocation of Monte San Giovanni Campano in Italy
Monte San Giovanni CampanoCoordinates: 41°38′N 13°31′E / 41.633°N 13.517°ECoordinates: 41°38′N 13°31′E / 41.633°N 13.517°E Country Italy Region Lazio Province Frosinone (FR) Frazioni Anitrella, Chiaiamari, Colli, La Lucca, Porrino Government - Mayor Antonio Cinelli Area - Total 48.5 km2 (18.7 sq mi) Elevation 420 m (1,378 ft) Population (Dec. 2004)[1] - Total 12,818 - Density 264.3/km2 (684.5/sq mi) Demonym Monticiani Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal code 03025 Dialing code 0775 Patron saint St. Thomas of Aquino, Maria SS.ma del Suffragio Saint day March 7 Website Official website Monte San Giovanni Campano is a comune (municipality) of c. 12,800 inhabitants in the province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about 90 km southeast of Rome and about 14 km east of Frosinone.
Monte San Giovanni is home to an 11th century fortress, the Castello di Monte San Giovanni Campano. It is best known as the place where Thomas Aquinas was imprisoned by his family for two years. It is also the first fortification ever to be breached and captured using a bombardment from portable field artillery.
Monte San Giovanni was also a summer residence of Pope Adrian IV starting in 1155, and where sojourned the poet Vittoria Colonna. It was a strategic stronghold until 1494, when it was stormed by the French troops of Charles VIII of France during his conquest of Naples. St. Thomas' cell now houses a 16th century triptych of the Neapolitan School.
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Categories:- Cities and towns in Lazio
- Communes of the Province of Frosinone
- Lazio geography stubs
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