Ronzano
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Ronzano is a suburban district of Bologna
, Italy
on a hill 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) westsouthwest of the city centre. It is notable for its hermitage
.
In 1848 G. Dozza discovered Etruscan
artefacts on the Ronzano hill. These included some bronzes; a sword, with broken blade and handle; two bridlebits, with small figures of horses; and a fragment of a fusiform and hatted rod.
The monastery was founded by the Knights of Saint Mary
in 1233 on the site of a chapel built in 1209 and expanded by the Canonesses of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Saint Mark. This convent was the place where Diana Andalò first became a nun in 1220 before being removed forcibly by her family. Her brother Loderingo Andalò
, helped establish the monastery, and died there in 1293. The present building was built on the earlier foundations in the late fifteenth century. The church contains frescoes dating from the early sixteenth century. It is not to be confused with the Santa Maria di Ronzano church in the province of Teramo
.
The village is the home of the figurative painter Hermann Albert.
It has been identified as the site of the The Giuseppe Levi and Victor A McKusick Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Genetics and Medicine, which is the subject of a fundraising project started by the European Genetics Foundation
on May 13 2005.
Latitude: 42.5500 (42° 32' 60N)
Longitude: 13.7167 (13° 43' 0E)
Altitude: 326 meters (1072 feet)
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on a hill 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) westsouthwest of the city centre. It is notable for its hermitage
Hermitage (religious retreat)
Although today's meaning is usually a place where a hermit lives in seclusion from the world, hermitage was more commonly used to mean a settlement where a person or a group of people lived religiously, in seclusion.-Western Christian Tradition:...
.
In 1848 G. Dozza discovered Etruscan
Etruscan civilization
Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany. The ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci...
artefacts on the Ronzano hill. These included some bronzes; a sword, with broken blade and handle; two bridlebits, with small figures of horses; and a fragment of a fusiform and hatted rod.
The monastery was founded by the Knights of Saint Mary
Knights of Saint Mary
The Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary , also called the Order of Saint Mary of the Tower or the Order of the Knights of the Mother of God, commonly the Knights of Saint Mary, was a military order founded in 1261 when it received its rule from Pope Urban IV, who expressly states the purpose of the...
in 1233 on the site of a chapel built in 1209 and expanded by the Canonesses of Saint Augustine of the Congregation of Saint Mark. This convent was the place where Diana Andalò first became a nun in 1220 before being removed forcibly by her family. Her brother Loderingo Andalò
Loderingo Andalò
Loderingo Andalò was an Italian nobleman from a Bolognese Ghibelline family. He held many important civic positions and founded the Knights of Saint Mary in 1261. Loderingo was the brother of Diana, who founded the Dominican Monastery of Saint Agnes...
, helped establish the monastery, and died there in 1293. The present building was built on the earlier foundations in the late fifteenth century. The church contains frescoes dating from the early sixteenth century. It is not to be confused with the Santa Maria di Ronzano church in the province of Teramo
Teramo
Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...
.
The village is the home of the figurative painter Hermann Albert.
It has been identified as the site of the The Giuseppe Levi and Victor A McKusick Euro-Mediterranean Institute for Genetics and Medicine, which is the subject of a fundraising project started by the European Genetics Foundation
European Genetics Foundation
The European Genetics Foundation is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the training of young geneticists active in medicine, to continuing education in genetics/genomics and to the promotion of public understanding of genetics. Its main office is located in Bologna, Italy.-Background:In 1988...
on May 13 2005.
Latitude: 42.5500 (42° 32' 60N)
Longitude: 13.7167 (13° 43' 0E)
Altitude: 326 meters (1072 feet)