Catania Etymology

Catania (/kəˈtɑːniə/, also UK: /-ˈteɪn-/, US: /-ˈtæn-/, Sicilian and Italian: [kaˈtaːnja] ) is the second-largest municipality in Sicily, after Palermo...

AD) is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251. She is...

coast of Sicily, Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Catania, between the cities of Messina and Catania. It is located above the convergent plate margin between...

with candied orange zest, adding a citrusy sweetness to the filling. In Catania, chopped pistachios are favored, adding a distinctive nutty flavor and...

Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, Southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania. It is the fifth most...

Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, southern Italy. It is situated at the northern foot of Mount Etna, c. 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Catania. It is the...

terminal at the Grand Harbour serves ferries that connect Malta to Pozzallo & Catania in Sicily. Marsamxett Harbour, located on the western side of Valletta...

(59), and is the world's fifth-most visited country. Hypotheses for the etymology of the name Italia are numerous. One theory suggests that it originated...

Arancini al ragù produced in eastern Sicily, particularly in cities such as Catania and Messina, have a conical shape inspired by the volcano Etna. Arancini...

north in the west, then north to south in the east: Syracuse, port, W Catania, port, W Messina, port, W Taranto, port N Himara, small port, NE Saranda...

Such a tale is told of Saint Agatha; Jacobus da Varagine has pagans in Catania repairing to the relics of St. Agatha to supernaturally repel an eruption...

Cosenza and Catanzaro, and the ciaramella or ciaramedda of Messina and Catania in Sicily, as well as in Southern Calabria. The surdullina is a very short...

v t e Gulfs of Italy Asinara Cagliari Castellammare Catania Gaeta Genoa Grignano La Spezia Manfredonia Naples Oristano Policastro Pozzuoli Salerno Squillace...

("Catalan"/"from Catalonia") Catanese/Catanesi/Catania ("Catanian"/"from Catania"/"from the province of Catania") Emiliani/Emiliano ("Emilian"/"from Emilia")...

Butera, Enna and Noto Greek speakers, mostly in Messina, Taormina, Cefalù, Catania and Syracuse In 1086, the Normans managed to secure the conversion of the...

second by Trajan. In Sicily, there are at least two Roman odeons, one at Catania and another at Taormina. The Odeon of Philippopolis (present day Plovdiv...

mild, rainy winters. List of Catholic dioceses in Greece Licodia Eubea, Catania, Sicily Italy - The name Eubea was given to the place in 1872, to identify...

Roman Catholic Church. The House of Fisichella, originally from the Val di Catania, has long been prominent in the fields of diplomacy, jurisprudence, philosophy...

The Story of Italy and its Citrus Fruit. Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141967868. Catania is a slower-moving, gentler place than Palermo. Most explain the difference...

south-eastern England Connecticut (United States postal abbreviation) Province of Catania (vehicle registration code), Sicily, Italy Central African Republic (FIPS...