Rossano

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Rossano is a historic town in Calabria, southern Italy, renowned for its Byzantine heritage and the famous illuminated manuscript Codex Purpureus Rossanensis.

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Rossano canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeStatus former municipality
codexCentury 6th century (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis)
codexContent illuminated Gospel manuscript (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis)
codexLanguage Greek (Codex Purpureus Rossanensis)
linked to: Greek uncial
continent Europe
country Italy
demonym Rossanese
elevation approximately 270 meters above sea level
hasCulturalProperty Codex Purpureus Rossanensis
hasEconomicActivity citrus cultivation
olive cultivation
tourism
hasFestival religious feasts honoring the Achiropita icon
hasHeritage Byzantine heritage
hasHistoricFeature Byzantine churches
fortified structures
narrow medieval streets
hasLandmark Church of Panaghia
Diocesan Museum of Rossano
Oratory of San Marco
Rossano Cathedral
hasMuseum Diocesan Museum and Codex of Rossano
hasReligiousBuilding Cathedral of Maria Santissima Achiropita
hasReligiousSignificance important Byzantine religious center
heritageDesignation UNESCO Memory of the World (via Codex Purpureus Rossanensis)
heritageStatus important center of Byzantine-Italo culture
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRole Byzantine administrative center in southern Italy
knownFor Byzantine art
Codex Purpureus Rossanensis
historic center
languageHistory Greek-speaking community in medieval period
locatedIn Calabria
Sila Greca area
linked to: Sila Greca

southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
locatedNear Ionian Sea
mergedInto Corigliano-Rossano
mergerDate 2018
nearbyCity Cosenza
partOf Province of Cosenza
patronSaint Maria Santissima Achiropita
regionType historic town
religionHistory center of Byzantine Christianity in Italy
traditionalRegion Magna Graecia area of Calabria
linked to: Magna Graecia

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Province of Cosenza contains Rossano
Rossano Brazzi givenName Rossano
Longobucco roadAccessFrom Rossano
subject linked to: Longobucco, Calabria, Italy
Archbishop of Rossano see Rossano
Corigliano-Rossano hasPart Rossano
Rossano Brazzi givenName Rossano
subject linked to: Brazzi