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19 unusual facts about Faenza


Alfredo Oriani

Alfredo Oriani (22 August 1852 in Faenza – 18 October 1909 in Casola Valsenio) was an Italian author, writer and social critic.

Antoine Brumel

The chapel there was disbanded in 1510, after which he evidently stayed in Italy; several documents connect him with churches in Faenza and Mantua, where he probably died in 1512 or shortly after.

Antoine de Vinck

His sculpture Arbre (Tree) was awarded a prize at the international ceramics competition of Faenza.

Antonio Francesco Orioli

Antonio Francesco Orioli O.F.M.Conv. (10 December 1778 in Bagnacavallo, Faenza in Italy – 20 February 1852 in Rome) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Biagio d'Antonio

For much of the last quarter of the 15th century he was active in Faenza, but his style continued to reflect Florentine innovations.

Bolognese bell ringing art

This method soon spread through the city and its many bell towers, and reached nearby cities such as Ferrara, Modena and Faenza.

Ernest Benjamin

After commanding the Group in North Africa during its completion of formation and training, he served with the British Eighth Army in the Faenza Area, Italy from 7 March until the end of the war.

Fernando Velázquez Vigil

In 1991 some of his works were selected as part of the XLVII Concorso Internazionale della Ceramica d'Arte Contemporanea, in Faenza, Italy.

Francesco I Manfredi

Francesco I Manfredi (died May 29, 1343) was the lord of Faenza from 1313 until his death.

Imola

In the garden annexed to the church is a precious Pietà in terracotta of late-15th century Bolognese or Faenza school.

John Brunt

By early December 1944, the regiment was operating near Ravenna fighting German troops who were retreating North through Italy and on the night of 3 December, the regiment began their attack on the town of Faenza.

Juan Bautista Aguirre

On August 20 of that year he left South America from Guayaquil bound for Faenza, Italy, where the Jesuits of Quito had taken refuge.

Manfredi family

The Manfredi were a noble family of northern Italy, who held the lordship of Faenza in the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance.

Mór Korach

From 1916 until 1932 on he was a teacher in the art school of International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, also directed the research laboratory of the museum.

Philip Faber

Philip Faber (Fabri) (1564, Spinata di Brisighella, FaenzaPadua, 28 August, 1630) was an Italian Franciscan theologian, philosopher and noted commentator on Duns Scotus.

Raffaele Bendandi

Raffaele Bendandi (Faenza, October 17, 1893 – Faenza, November 3, 1979) was an Italian clockmaker known for his predictions of earthquakes.

Tiberius Avidius Quietus

Quietus came from a wealthy, distinguished and well connected political family in Faventia (modern Faenza, Italy).

Titus Avidius Quietus

Quietus’ family were wealthy, distinguished and well connected politically from Faventia (modern Faenza, Italy) and he was born and raised in Faventia.

William Knutzen

He is represented in various museums, including the National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and museums in Vienna and in Faenza.


Benedetto Coda

Apart from his activity in Rimini, he also worked for several centres in Romagna and the Marche (Faenza, Ravenna, Cesena, Pennabilli, Pesaro and Urbino), in many cases, together with his sons (Bartolomeo, Francesco and Raffaele).

Bernardus Papiensis

Papiensis is the author of a "Summa" on his own compilation, which he wrote while Bishop of Faenza; it was edited by Laspeyres, as were also other works of the same author: Summa de matrimonio, Summa de electione, Casus decretalium, and a gloss on his Breviarium extravagantium (Bernardi Papiensis Summa decretalium, 1861).

Daniel Silver

Recent solo exhibitions include Museo Carlo Zauli, Faenza, Italy (2012); Acne Studios, London (2011); Coming Together, Kunsthaus Glarus, Switzerland (2011); The Smoking Silver Father Figures, Frieze Art Fair Sculpture Park, London (2010).

Federico Baldeschi Colonna

With Panciroli's patronage he was appointed Governor first of Faenza, then of Sabina and then finally of Fabriano.

Giovanni Carlo Boschi

Giovanni Carlo Boschi (Faenza, 9 April 1715 – 6 September 1788) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal by Pope Clement XIII in the consistory of 21 July 1766.

Sergio Zanni

1995 – Circolo degli artisti, Faenza; La pittura e la scultura fantastica e visionaria, Centro culturale di esposizione e comunicazione "Le Zitelle", Venezia; Biennale del Bronzetto, Padova; Galleria Stadmaeuer, Villach, (Austria)