Identity: the Arab quarter of San Domenico, Badia and the patron saint San Michele
The municipality presents a city of ancient origin: Santo Spirito, built by the Arabs around 900 AD, and San Domenico, the oldest quarter. The patron saint is San Michele Arcangelo; the town hall is on corso Umberto I. Districts cited include Badia, Balate Pinzelli and Villaggio Santa Barbara.
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Origins and historic quarters
The municipality's page of places describes the Abbey of Santo Spirito as built by the Arabs around 900 AD, initially a fortified farmstead, and San Domenico as the oldest quarter of the city, called the Arab quarter. The church and monastery of Santa Croce stand in the Badia quarter. Other streets and districts cited include Balate Pinzelli and Villaggio Santa Barbara.
Patron saint and town hall
The municipal portal gives San Michele Arcangelo as the patron saint and lists in its events calendar the processions of San Michele on 8 May and 29 September. The municipality is based on corso Umberto I, at number 134; Palazzo del Carmine houses the town hall.
A memory of mining work
The Cimitero dei Carusi is described by the municipality as a memorial to the miners who died on 12 November 1881 in the Gessolungo mine. The Mineralogical and Palaeontological Laboratory-Museum and of the Sulphur Mine "S. Mottura" is also devoted to the sulphur-mining heritage.
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Updated: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-20
Reviewed: 10/23/2026 · by piero.avolio · rev. 1 · Period: → 2027-10-31
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