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When in Italy people are referring to the high-profile victims of the Cosa Nostra such as politicians, judges and police chiefs they often speak of "Cadaveri eccellenti" This project aims to combine the historical facts of the many mafia murders on the island of Sicily and their victims with genealogy. By doing this i hope this will keep the memory a life of these brave and proud Sicilian men ...
There are a number of people that have spent significant time researching people from Altavilla Milicia....viewing records on microfilm or viewing some of the more recent Altavilla records online, etc. The families of Altavilla Milicia overlap in many ways. Geni.com and this project is a great way for us to work together and combine all our research in one place and build an amazing tree conne...
About the Armenis name Origin of the name The surname Armenis has its origin in the ancient Greek patronym attested to by the last male heir apparent to the independent kingdom of ancient Sparta, Armenis son of the Lacedæmonian king Nabis (Grk. Αρμένη ). King Nabis [Reign: 207 BC – 192 BC] was the last ruler under whom the Spartans had been a major power in ancient Greece. Gennaro Grande's th...
( MOVE BACK TO THE MAIN PAGE - VERDI GALLERY ) Historical persons (HP) behind the opera characters Performers and collaborators of the first Premieres Performers most liked by Giuseppe Verdi and his wife Giuseppina Strepponi Greatest performers after Verdi's times Persons are sorted by roles and birth years. Please, add profiles only to the main page, "Verdi Gallery". Le...
Il Gattopardo / The Leopard (1963 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producers: Goffredo Lombardo and Pietro Notarianni Written by Pasquale Festa Campanile , Enrico Medioli , Massimo Franciosa , Luchino Visconti , and Suso Cecchi d'Amico
this project is - under construction- and aims to combine genealogy with the interest in Cosa Nostra-related information; There is a lot of information available (online), but ancestors and descendants of mafia victims are hardly available. This project aims to make these connections for current and future generations. all this with the intention to honor and always remember these heroes who be...
Family names: Scrofani, Yacona, Yacono, Iacono, Cascone, DiVito, DeFiglio, Cilia, Licitra, Laterra,
La terra trema (1948 film, Italy) Directed by Luchino Visconti Crew Producer: Salvo D'Angelo Written by Luchino Visconti and Antonio Pietrangeli Based on I Malavoglia (1881 novel) by Giovanni Verga Narrated by Luchino Visconti Music composed and conducted by Willy Ferrero Cinematography by Aldo Graziati ( G.R. Aldo )
Connecting the Bavetta of the world!We thought we would share a bit about our Bavetta relatives who came from Santa Margherita di Belice in Sicily.Our great grandfather Andrea Bavetta immigrated to the United States in 1915 from Santa Margherita di Belice. His first wife was Liboria Giovenco who died in Santa Margherita in 1908. Their children, all born in Santa Margherita di Belice were Lucian...
Messina , Italian city, "at the point of Sicily, on the strait called Lunir, which divides Calabria from Sicily." ("Itinerary" of Benjamin of Tudela). Its Jewish community may have been founded even before the destruction of the Second Temple, although it is first mentioned in the letters of Gregory I. After a long silence the sources again refer to it, in connection with a royal decree of 1129...