Sangro ponte


 


Sangro ponte

Lanciano is a town and commune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of southern italy. It has 35,713 inhabitants.

History

The ancient Roman name of Lanciano was Anxanum, a city of the Frentani Italic tribe.

Lanciano is supposedly the birthplace of Longinus the Roman centurion who thrust his spear into Jesus' side during the Crucifixion: Lanciano in Italian means "Of the Spear"

The city is also known for the first recorded Catholic Eucharistic Miracle.

Charles I, King of Sicily, assigned the revenues of the city's port to the Vatican Basilica. Sul Sangro. It was here that Gregory XII, fleeing from Cividale, landed on Neapolitan territory (1409), and went thence to Gaeta.

The Basilica of Santa Maria del Ponte in Lanciano.

Main sights

Santa Maria del Ponte ("St. Mary of th eBridge"), so called because it is built on bridgework along a precipice: is the work of Michitelli (1619) and has some paintings by Pozzulaniello (Giacinto Diana). Santa Maria Maggiore, with a Norman-Style portal. Colonnellese-SOmero.
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