Chiavari (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Umberto Benigni · 1913
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Description
On the Ligurian coast of northern Italy, the Diocese of Chiavari serves a city famed for fishing, slate, and cherrywood chairs. Chiavari stands on a small bay of the Gulf of Genoa and became a diocese in 1892, though the Archbishop of Genoa administered it until 1896. Its first bishop was Fortunato Vinelli, and its churches of the Madonna, Saint Francis, and Saint John grace the town.
Chiavari suffered after the Fieschi conspiracy of 1542, when its capture by the Counts of Lavagna left it suspected of siding with the plotters. Its notable citizens include Luca Cantiano di Moneglia, who founded a painting school, and Giuseppe Gregorio Solari, translator of Latin poets. The diocese counts 99,200 people, 138 parishes, 335 churches and chapels, and nearly 300 secular priests, with students, religious houses of men and women, and a busy commercial life.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Umberto Benigni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 1 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |