liceo scientifico "Leonardo da Vinci" Sora - Frosinone -Italy

liceo scientifico "Leonardo da Vinci"
Sora - Frosinone -Italy
HISTORY
ThenameSoraisveryancientanduncertain.
The
name Sora is very ancient and uncertain
ItseemstoderivefromSoraebutcouldalsohave
Indo‐European roots and derive from rock and
Indo‐Europeanrootsandderivefromrockand
waterthatisreferringtoMountSanCastoandthe
riverLiri..
raisonethemajorcentresoftheprovinceofFrosinone.Crossedbythe
ra is one the major centres of the province of Frosinone Crossed by the
riverLiri,thetownisbuiltwherethethreevalleysofLiri,Rovetoand
Cominomeetanditisdevelopedentirelyontheplain.Asettlement of
the Volscians yet its territory was previously inhabited by other Italic
theVolscians,yetitsterritorywaspreviouslyinhabitedbyotherItalic
peoplesandwaslatersubjectedbyRome.Itwasforalongtimecapitalof
theLongobard"Gastaldato",thenadominionoftheNormans.Declared
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"royalcity"bythekingofNaplesCarloIAngiòinthe13thcentury,it
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thenbecamethefeudaldomainofvariousfamilieslikeTomacelli,
Cantelmo,DellaRovereandBoncompagni.Aroundtheendofthe1700s
andthebeginningofthe1800sitbecamethestageforfierceepisodesof
brigandagerobbery against thebackgroundofBourbon,"Sanfediste"
andFrench invasions.
Thefirstcertifiedsettlementsintheareadatebacktothe
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PaleolitichEra.
TheyarelocatedontheSaintCastoandCassioMountain,
wherealsosegmentsofthepolygonalwallsdatingbackto
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Urbe Condita"(aworkofTitoLivio)are
( a work of Tito Livio) are
minutelydescribedthebattlesoftheancient
Sorani at that time Volsci some of which
Sorani,atthattimeVolsci,someofwhich
victoriousagainstthemightofRome.
Situatedonthehomonymousmountain,theCastlecanbe
reached on foot and the journey to it provides beautiful
reachedonfootandthejourneytoitprovidesbeautiful
viewsontheentiretown.Butoneoftheoldestandmost
importanttestimoniesofSora'shistoryistheMarmone
bridge(2ndcent.BC), whose remainsarenotfarfromthe
AbbeyofS.Domenicoandwhichcameclosetocomplete
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destructionbyFredericIIin1229.ModernSoraisan
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importantcommercialcentreandthecoreofalargedistrict.
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wasasuccessfulRomancolonyduetotheindomitablespirit
ofindigenouspeople.
herearemanyimportantplacesofworshipinthetown
whichprovideahistorical,artisticandreligious
itinerary:theCathedral,wheretheBishopresides,the
AbbeyofS.Domenico,theChurchofS.Restitutawith
its 13th century doorway the Monastery of the
its13thcenturydoorway,theMonasteryofthe
PassionistFathers(17thcent.),andaspartofSora's
past history the rocky Sanctuary of the god "Silvano"
pasthistorytherockySanctuaryofthegod
Silvano (2ndcent.BC),thepolygonalwallsandtheremainsof
theRoman‐MedievalCastleofS.Casto(restoredin
16thcent.).
History,CultureandArchitecturehavealwaysbeen
infl enced b man’s spirit alit and an important
influencedbyman’sspiritualityandanimportant
rolehasbeenplayedbymonkssincetheIVcentury.
Around 1000 a D a monk named Domenico founded
Around1000a.D.amonknamedDomenicofounded
severalmonasteries,aimingtobringtheWordofGod
to the people helped by Benedictine monks and their
tothepeople,helpedbyBenedictinemonksandtheir
knowledgeaboutagriculture,medicineandart.
AbbottheauthorityoftheAbbey;
Abbot the authority of the Abbey;
Hebdomadarymonkappointedtotherecitationofthebreviary;
Doorkeeperamonkappointedtoguardtheentranceofthemonastery;
Sacristanmonkinchargeofthesacredvessels,vestments,etc.ofthe
church
Cook in charge to provide food
Cookinchargetoprovidefood
Nurse monkappointedtohelpinfirmpeople;
Almonerhisdutyisthedistributionofalms,foodorclothes;
Masterinchargetoprovidehospitalityforguestsandwayfarers;
Pharmacistlicensedtoprovidedrugsandmedicines
heDuchyofSorawascreatedin1443byKingAlfonsoIof
Naplesanddissolvedin1796.
It occupied the south‐eastern part of what is today Lazio
Itoccupiedthesouth‐easternpartofwhatistodayLazio,
borderingwhatisnowAbruzzo.Itscapitalwas
firstSora,later,undertheBoncompagnifamily,
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IsoladiSora.
Theriverisagreatresourceforhydroelectricplantsis
a flo rishing ind strial farming and commercial
aflourishingindustrial,farmingandcommercial
center,especiallyremarkableinthefieldofwood
furniture.
furniture