- Pescasseroli
Infobox CityIT
img_coa = Pescasseroli-Stemma.gif
img_coa_small = yes
official_name = Comune di Pescasseroli
region =Abruzzo
province = L'Aquila (AQ)
elevation_m = 1167
area_total_km2 = 92
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 2124
population_density_km2 = 23
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|41|48|N|13|47|E
frazioni =
telephone = 0863
postalcode = 67032
gentilic = Pescasserolesi
saint = St. Paul
day = 29-39 June
mayor =
website = [http://www.pescasseroli.biz/ita/Index.asp www.pescasseroli.biz]Pescasseroli is a town and commune in the
province of L'Aquila , in SouthernAbruzzo , a mountainous region in CentralItaly .A summer and winter resort, it is today the headquarters of the
Abruzzo National Park .In 1866 the philosopherBenedetto Croce was born there.City of Pescasseroli
Pescasseroli is the important center of the National Park ofAbruzzi.It is situated in the high one goes them of the Sangro river, tothe northern of one immense conca, encircled thebeautifulst mountains and from immense centennial forests in one of the zones it mounts someevocative of Italy for the wild landscaped beauty and the extraordinary of the flora and the fauna, in a wide plain to 1.167 m. on the sea.Pescasseroli is the ideal place for a stay in the nature, all theseasons is possible to admire the territory of the rare Park of evocative beauty with naturalistic routes. In possible winter is also the practical one of the winter sports.
Main sights
*Abbey of Sts. Peter and Paul, founded around 1100. It houses a wooden statue of "Madonna with Child" from the 13th century.
History of the Crowned Virgin Black Madonna
The devotion to the Crowned Virgin also known as the Black Madonna is prevalent in Italy in Pescasseroli in the province of Abruzzo and in Foggia. Much devotion is given to the Crowned Virgin in Pescasseroli. The statue of the Madonna meet with the statue of the one in Buffalo(New York),where was brought here from Italy by the efforts of Mr. Gaetano Del Principe. It was beautifully adorned with a hand embroidered white dress and blue mantle which was made from several members of the Society. On September 8th 1952 the Congrega of St. Lawrence Church with the people of Pescasseroli celebrated the 200th Anniversary of this devotion. Another memorable occasion of this Society occurred on November 10th 1955 when our local Society celebrated its 35th Anniversary. A banquet was held in St. Lawrence School Hall with Monsignor Leo R. Pulling the Pastor and honorary chairman. The last correspondence was received from Don Luigi Di Genova, Abbott Father of Pescasseroli on February 12, 1970. Greetings and holy cards were sent to St. Lawrence Parish in Buffalo, New York from S.S. Peter and Paul Church in Pescasseroli, Italy.
ee also
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Abruzzo National Park References
* Microsoft Corp. "Encarta Encyclopedia". Italian edition (2002).
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