ITALY — Jews have lived in Italy without interruption from the days of the Maccabees until the present, through a period of 21 centuries. Although they were never subjected to general expulsion, there were frequently partial ones. They often enjoyed good … Encyclopedia of Judaism
pergola — /perr geuh leuh/, n. 1. an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained. 2. a colonnade having the form of such an arbor. [1645 55; < It < L pergula projecting roof, arbor] * * … Universalium
Gilt Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola — The Gilt Bronzes from Cartoceto di Pergola is the only Roman gilt bronze equestrian group still in existence. Originally, it was composed of two horses with two knights, only one of which remains, and two women standing. Discovery restoration In… … Wikipedia
Teatro della Pergola — The Teatro della Pergola is an opera house in Florence, Italy. It is located in the centre of the city on the Via della Pergola. It was built in 1656 under the direction of the architect Ferdinando Tacca and its inaugural production was the opera … Wikipedia
Diocese of Cagli e Pergola — The diocese of Cagli e Pergola was a Roman Catholic ecclesiatical territory in the Marche, central Italy, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, abolished in 1986, when was united into the diocese of Fano Fossombrone Cagli Pergola. It was a… … Wikipedia
Roman Catholic Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola — The diocese of Fano Fossombrone Cagli Pergola is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, created in 1986, when the historical diocese of Fano was united to the diocese of Cagli e Pergola and the diocese of Fossombrone. It is a… … Wikipedia
Antonio Mario La Pergola — (13 November 1931, Catania 19 July 2007, Rome), Italian jurist, Advocate General and later Judge of the European Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, President of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in… … Wikipedia
Diocese of Cagli e Pergola — Diocese of Cagli e Pergola † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Cagli e Pergola (Calliensis Et Pergulensis) Situated in Umbria (Italy), in the province of Pesaro, suffragan of Urbino. Cagli is the old Roman colony of Callium. The… … Catholic encyclopedia
List of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy — The following is the List of the Roman Catholic dioceses of Italy. The Roman Catholic Church in Italy is composed of hundreds of particular churches, most of which are dioceses led by bishops. Dioceses led by archbishops are called archdioceses.… … Wikipedia
Cagli e Pergola, Diocese of — • Situated in Umbria (Italy), in the province of Pesaro, suffragan of Urbino Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia