Squillace (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Umberto Benigni · 1913
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Squillace was a suffragan diocese of Reggio in Calabria, its city standing near the Ionian Sea between two branches of the River Alessi, a centre of wine, olive. And silk work with lead and iron mines and earthenware shops. This entry traces the ancient Scyllaceum, whose harbour is now a marsh, founded, says Cassiodorus, who was born there, by an Athenian colony.
Saracen invasions in the ninth and tenth centuries, a Turkish landing in 1595. And the earthquake of 1783 brought ruin, yet the diocese kept the bodies of many saints, including St Achatius in the cathedral and St. John Terrestre of Stilo. St. Bruno founded two Carthusian houses nearby, and the entry joins civic disaster to enduring devotion.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Umberto Benigni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |