Middle Ages in Abruzzo

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Middle Ages in Abruzzo refers to the historical period in the Abruzzo region of Italy characterized by feudal structures, fortified hilltop towns, and the development of distinctive religious and artistic traditions between the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the early modern era.

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History of Abruzzo 1
Middle Ages in Abruzzo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
regional history period
characterizedBy Gothic art
Romanesque art
castle building
feudal structures
fortified hilltop towns
monastic expansion
religious pilgrimage
rural settlement patterns
endTime 15th century
followedBy Early modern period in Abruzzo
follows Late Antiquity in Abruzzo
hasArtStyle Abruzzese Gothic
linked to: Italian Gothic

Abruzzese Romanesque
Italo-Byzantine fresco tradition
hasCapital L’Aquila (late Middle Ages)
hasCulturalAspect Gothic architecture
Marian devotion
Romanesque architecture
fresco painting
goldsmithing
pilgrimage shrines
reliquary production
stone sculpture
hasEconomicActivity cereal cultivation
metalworking
monastic land management
olive growing
pastoralism
sheep transhumance
viticulture
wool trade
hasEthnicGroup Byzantines
linked to: Byzantine

Franks
Italo-Romans
Lombards
Normans
hasEvent Angevin consolidation of power in Abruzzo
Aragonese domination in late Middle Ages
Celestine V coronation at L’Aquila (1294)
linked to: Pope Celestine V

Norman conquest of Abruzzo (11th century)
Swabian rule under Frederick II
linked to: Swabian period

construction of Santa Maria di Collemaggio (13th century)
construction of hilltop castles and rocche
development of tratturi (sheep tracks) system
foundation of L’Aquila (13th century)
hasHeritageStatus several medieval sites later inscribed or proposed for UNESCO World Heritage lists
hasInfluence Benedictine monasticism
Celestine order
Cistercian monasticism
Franciscan orders
linked to: Franciscan family
hasLanguage Latin
early Abruzzese dialects
medieval Italian
hasLegalSystem feudal law
hasLocation Abruzzo
Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
central Italy
linked to: Central Italy
hasNotableFigure Charles I of Anjou
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Pope Celestine V
local feudal lords of the House of Acquaviva
local feudal lords of the House of Orsini
local feudal lords of the House of Piccolomini
hasPoliticalEntity Angevin Kingdom of Naples
linked to: Kingdom of Naples

Aragonese Kingdom of Naples
linked to: Kingdom of Naples

Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Sicily (medieval)
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (late medieval predecessor entities)
linked to: Kingdom of Sicily

Norman County of Abruzzo
Swabian dominions in southern Italy
hasReligion Latin Rite Christianity
linked to: Latin Rite

Roman Catholicism
hasSignificantPlace Abbey of San Giovanni in Venere
Abbey of San Liberatore a Maiella
Abbey of Santa Maria di Propezzano
Atri
Atri Cathedral
Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio
Bominaco
Castel del Monte (Abruzzo)
Castel di Sangro
Castello Piccolomini (Celano)
linked to: Piccolomini Castle

Cathedral of San Giustino (Chieti)
linked to: Chieti Cathedral

Cathedral of San Panfilo (Sulmona)
linked to: Sulmona Cathedral

Celano
Chieti
Church of Santa Maria di Bominaco
Civitella del Tronto
Guardiagrele
Lanciano
Lanciano Cathedral
L’Aquila
linked to: L'Aquila

Norman-Swabian fortifications in Abruzzo
Oratory of San Pellegrino (Bominaco)
Penne
Rocca Calascio
San Bernardino church (L’Aquila)
San Clemente a Casauria
San Francesco church (L’Aquila)
San Pietro ad Oratorium
San Tommaso Becket church (Ortona)
Sulmona
Teramo
Teramo Cathedral
hasSocialStructure feudal nobility
monastic communities
rural peasantry
urban communes (late Middle Ages)
partOf European Middle Ages
linked to: Middle Ages

History of Abruzzo
History of Italy
linked to: Medieval Italy
startTime 5th century

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Museo delle Genti d’Abruzzo focusesOnPeriod Middle Ages in Abruzzo
Middle Ages in Abruzzo partOf History of Abruzzo
linked to: Middle Ages in Abruzzo