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unusual facts about Roman Catholic Diocese of Belluno-Feltre



1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

Eight teams contested the third tier this year in Belluno and Feltre, Italy from March 18 to 27.

Alan Rice-Oxley

Piloting Camel D8240, he and Captain Cedric Howell engaged a formation of between ten and fifteen Austro-Hungarian aircraft in proximity to the town of Feltre.

Alpine Brigade Cadore

The second battalion of the brigade, the Feltre Alpini Battalion in Feltre along with the Agordo Mountain Artillery Group in Bassano del Grappa was tasked to cover the many Dolomite mountain passes on the left flank of the Pieve di Cadore Alpini Battalion.

Cardinals created by Leo X

# Lorenzo Campeggio, bishop-elect of Feltre – cardinal-priest of S. Tommaso in Parione (received the title on 24 January 1518), then cardinal-priest of S. Anastasia (1520?), cardinal-priest of S. Maria in Trastevere (27 April 1528), cardinal-bishop of Albano (5 September 1534), cardinal-bishop of Palestrina (26 February 1535), cardinal-bishop of Sabina (28 November 1537), † 19 July 1539

Diocese of Feltre

The first Bishop of Feltre whose date can be fixed is Fonteius, who in 579 took part in a council in Aquileia and in 591 dedicated a book to Emperor Mauritius.

Elena da Feltre

:Place: Feltre, Northern Italy, a Guelph town occupied by the Ghibellines under Ezzelino III da Romano

Gherardo III da Camino

He had already been member of the City Council of Treviso and, in 1266, had received the seignory of Feltre and Belluno from the local bishop, which Gherardo was to held until his death.

Henri Jacques Guillaume Clarke

Henri-Jacques-Guillaume Clarke, 1st Count of Hunebourg, 1st Duke of Feltre (17 October 1765 – 28 October 1818), born to Irish parents in Landrecies, was a Marshal of France and French politician of Irish descent.

Jean-Baptiste Bernard Viénot de Vaublanc

Due to his lack of an identifiable rank he is commissioned as Revenue Inspector on 7 February 1800 by the Duke of Feltre for his "sincere integrity" and "remarkable activity".

Louis of Teck

The Venetians completed the occupation of Friuli capturing Feltre, Belluno, Portogruaro and Venzone in 1420, while the Cadore and Capodistria surrendered spontaneously.

Manfrotto

The company grew, and in 1986 Manfrotto, already with 6 plants in Bassano, landed in Feltre, in the industrial zone of Villapaiera, establishing 5 plants in the space of two years.

Manuel de Toni

Manuel de Toni (born 10 January 1979 in Feltre, Italy) is an Italian professional ice hockey player who participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Italian National men's ice hockey team.

Prosdocimus

The cathedral at Feltre is dedicated to him and Saint Peter the Apostle, and the artist Il Pordenone (c. 1483 - 1539) created a work depicting Prosdocimus with Peter.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen

In turn, the Austrian parts of the Brixen diocese around Feldkirch, Vorarlberg were at first allocated to the Diocese of Innsbruck and elevated to the Diocese of Feldkirch in 1968; the Ladin districts of Fodom (Livinallongo del Col di Lana and Colle Santa Lucia) and Anpez (Cortina d’Ampezzo) passed from Brixen to the Diocese of Belluno.

Trevisana nera

While ampelographers believe that the name Trevisana suggest that the grape originated in the province of Treviso, today the grape is almost exclusively found in the northern province of Belluno, particularly around the commune of Feltre, where the grape is a permitted variety in the Indicazione geografica tipica (IGT) zone of Vigneti delle Dolomiti.

Zumelle Castle

During and after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the castle was the major stronghold of the area as it guarded the connections between Feltre and Ceneda.


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