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Region Molise Province Campobasso ORATINO

Oratino, Province Campobasso, Molise, Italy

Established in Lombard times, its first recorded feudal lord was fu Eustachio D'Ardicourt in 1268. When the Anjou took possession of Southern Italy, in 1326 king Robert gave the fiefdom to his wife Sancia. Then other families followed: the D'Evoli, Gambatesa, Sforza, Di Capua. A very special tradition is repeated on the night of December 24, when the "Faglia", a giant column made of canes, 7 feet wide and 40 feet high, is lit in the square before the parish church.

Info

Altitude: 795 m a.s.l
Territory: mountainous -- Population: ca. 1200 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 86010 -- Phone Area Code: 0874
Patron Saint: San Bonifacio on 14 May -- Frazioni & Località: Cerro

What to see

Located in "La Rocca" a square Tower dating back to the 10th century
Church of Santa Maria Assunta
Church of Santa Maria del Loreto with inside frescoes by local painters Ciriaco and Stanislao Brunetti.