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ViaFrancigena I

The ViaFrancigena , formerly called Francesca Via Romea or and that sometimes Franchigena , is the path of a pilgrimage from Canterbury to Rome and was one of the most important lines of communication European Middle Ages.

ViaFrancigena

The pilgrimage to Rome, visiting the tomb of the apostle Peter was one of three in the Middle Ages peregrinationes maiores with the Earth Santra and Santiago de Compostela. ^[1] why Italy had always traveled by pilgrims from all over Europe to Rome. In most cases, pilgrims followed the Roman roads. The pilgrims mainly from France began to enter Italy from the Montgenevre pass, giving the road from there arrived in Rome on behalf of Francigena , that of the French. The route then took part of that vast network of marked trails and roads of Europe and pilgrimage that linked all the major places of spirituality of the time.

The presence of these routes, with the vast amount of people from cultures very different from each other, has led to an exceptional step of signs, emblems, cultures and languages \u200b\u200bof the Christian West. Are still found on the territory of the memories of this passage that has deeply structured settlement patterns and traditions of the places visited. A passage that allowed the different European cultures to communicate and get in touch, forging the basis for cultural, artistic, economic and political life of modern Europe, is known phrase of the poet Goethe that the conscience of Europe was founded on pilgrimage routes. The report

Travel oldest dates back to 990 where it is described in 79 stages the return journey from Rome to Sigerico, Archbishop of Canterbury. The information contained in the chronicle of Sigerico, as well as those from the diary of Nicolas Munkathvera, party all the way from Thule are very useful to determine what was the original route of the Francigena. Il testo originario della cronaca recita:

« Adventus archiespiscopi nostri Sigeric ad Romam : primitus ad limitem beati Petri apostoli : deinde ad Sanctam Mariarn scolarn Anglorum: ad Sanctum Laurentium in craticula : ad Sanctum Valentinum in ponte Molui : ad Sanctam Agnes : ad Sanctum Laurentium foris murum : ad Sanctum Sebastianum : ad Sanctum Anastasium : ad Sanctum Paulum : ad Sanctum Bonefatium : ad Sanctam Savinam : ad Sanctam Mariam scolam Graecarn : ad Sanctam Ceciliam : ad Sanctum Crisogonum : ad Sanctam Mariam Transtyberi : ad Sanctum Pancratium. Deinde reversi sunt in domum.

Mane ad Sanctam Mariam rotundam : ad sanctos apostolos : ad Sanctus Johannes in Laterane. Inde reficimus cum domini apostolico Johanno : deinde ad Jerusalem : ad Sanctam Mariam majorem : ad Sanctum Petrum ad Vincula : ad Sanctum Laurentium ubi corpus ejus assatus fuit. Iste sunt submansiones de Roma usque ad mare. I Urbs Roma. Il Johannis VIIII. III Bacane. IlIl Suteria. V Furcari. VI Sce Valentine. VII Sce Flaviane. VIII Sca Cristina. IX Aquapendente.

X Sce Petir in Pail. XI Abricula. XII Sce Quiric. XIII Turreiner. XIV Arbia. XV Seocine. XVI Burgenove. XVII Aelse. XVIII Sce Martin in Fosse. XIX Sce Gemiane. XX Sce Maria Glan. XXI Sce Peter Currant. XXII Sce Dionisii. XXIII Arne Blanca. XXIII Aqua Nigra. XXV Forcri. XXVI Luca. XXVII Campmaior. XXVIII –Luna. XXIX Sce Stephane. XXX Aguilla. XXXI Puntremel. XXXII Sce Benedicte. XXXIII Sce Moder Anne. Philemangenur XXXIV. Metan XXXV. Sce Domnine XXXVI. Floricum XXXVII. Placentia XXXVIII. Sce Andrea XXXIX. XL Sce Cristine. Pamphica XLI. XLII Tremel. Vercel XLIII. XLIV Sca Agathe. XLV Everi. Publei XLVI. XLVII Agusta. XLVIII Remei Sce. XLIX Petr Castel. L Ursiores. LI Sce Maurici. LII Burbulei. LIII Vivaec. LIV Losanna. LV Urba. LVI Antifern. LVII Punterlin. Nos. LVIII. LIX Bysiceon. LX Cuscei. LXI Sefui. Grenant LXII. LXIII Oisma. LXIV Blaecuile. LXV Bar. LXVI Breone. LXVII Domaniant. Funtaine LXVIII. Chateluns LXIX. Rems LXX. LXXI Corbunei. LXXII Mundlothuin. Lxxiii Martinwaeth. LXXIV Dune. LXXV Atherats. Bruwaei LXXVI. LXXVII Teranburh. Lxxviii Gisne. LXXX Sumeran. »

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A partire Since 1994 the ViaFrancigena was declared "Cultural Route of the Council of Europe" assuming, like the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a supra-national dignity.

Path

spread over a 1,600 km route from Canterbury, and comes to Dover to cross the English Channel, from Calais via Reims, Besançorn Lausanne and you get to the Alps that are passed to the Great St. Bernard. Dalla Valle d'Aosta is down to Vercelli, Pavia, crossing the Apennines between the provinces of Piacenza and Parma. Continue from Pontremoli to Lucca, Porcari, Alton, San Gimignano, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena, Viterbo and ends in Rome.

cities crossed by the original thirty-three are: Canterbury, Calais, Bruay, Arras, Reims, Châlons-sur-Marne, Bar-sur-Aube, Besançon, Pontarlier, Lausanne, Gran San Bernardo, Aosta, Ivrea, Santhià Vercelli, Pavia (detour to Bobbio), Piacenza, Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Bicester, (detour to Parma), Fornovo of Taro, Pontremoli, Batesville, Luni, Lucca, Porcari, Altoprascio, San Genesio, San Gimignano, Siena, San Quirico d'Orcia, Bolsena, Viterbo, Sutri, Rome.

Sigerico took 79 days to go, mostly on foot, all 1,600 km of route. The average distance of travel was then about 20 km per day.

The passage of the Po: the ford of Sigerico

The Pilgrim's column in the ancient port of Calendasco Soprarivo ViaFrancigena

Detail map of the late 1500s where can see that the country with the castle, the church and the hospitia of pilgrims, the map shows the whole Francigena bound for the port Po

Calendasco (PC) is part of ViaFrancigena or Romea, as the ' Archbishop of Canterbury Sigerico here crossed the Po River in 990 AD during his trip to Rome to receive the investiture by the pope But even more remarkable is that here was the ancient Roman port of Piacenza (historical memories recall a emporium, which was quite logical arrived at a port where goods). The ViaFrancigena is reported in papers of 1140, 1187, 1056, where we find the aforementioned "strata romea" passing "in eodem Kalendasco site. At the port of

Calendasco boats had to pay a tax for docking or for transit only in the direction of Venice and Pavia: the location is on stream (Super rivum) today equipped with a small port in the service of pilgrims and tourists.

An agreement between Piacenza ed i ferraresi stipulato a Ferrara il 5 novembre 1181 riporta:

«[...] et Ferrariensis debe esse salvus et custoditus in persona et in habere in Placentia et in districtu Placentie, et non debet dare aliquam dationem in Placentia vel in districtu Placentie, nisi duos solidos de fune navis et unam libram piperis super rivum et unam aliam libram piperis ad roncarolum de sterio [...]». ^[3]

Liutprando mantenne i privilegi al porto di questo luogo con un documento del 715 e Carlo Magno li ribadì per tre importanti motivi quali l'importanza della strada romana consolare Placentia-Ticinum, il porto fluviale con la riscossione della gabella e la presenza del castello e del recetto con funzione di avamposti prossimi the city.

Sigerico coming from Piacenza, following the romea strata, at the port of Calendasco Po, where was the passage of the former ViaFrancigena, on the Roman road Placentia - Ticinum (Piacenza, Pavia) crosses the river, as well as many other Pilgrims, merchants, and medieval travelers. A Calendasco pilgrims were dining at the old Franciscan hospitale.

This City on the outskirts of Piacenza is part of the "European Association of Vie Francigene" and deserved a wide quote with references to historical documents about the passage of the Po, in the 'Scientific Dossier' on ViaFrancigena desired by the Council of Europe the Jubilee of 2000. Today the town of Calendasco is able to offer to pilgrims and tourists, the service of two river piers.

Variants

The constraints for pilgrims and travelers had to overcome were the English Channel, the Alps and the Apennines over the river Po While the first two there were not many alternatives to cross the Apennines there were several possibilities. Even for crossing the river Po problems could exist in the case of full points but equipped for the transition were well known and always kept active, because these places usually also act as a 'haven' for ships carrying goods. An example is the Lambro river that flows into the Po saw its efficient port to be maintained that the documents they say 'Mediolanense' (Milan).

the stretch of the Via Cassia, leading from the Po Valley to Tuscany, there were several variants path that exploited the various passes back through the Trebbia and Bobbio (Via degli Abati), or the Val di Taro, or other minor valleys. Recent studies have highlighted the Francigena of Sambuca, a variant that followed the course of the Rhine to Porretta Terme and Pistoia to go through the ancient castle of Pistoia and Sambuca Passo della Collina. Another variant of the Apennines was sometimes used, at least for some sections, the Via Flaminia lower (between Bologna and Tuscany).
A variant of the mountain via Francigena crosses the Alps at the Val di Susa, and goes to the Abbey and the Abbey of St. Anthony of Novalesa Ranverso to reach Turin and then rejoin the main route. Further south, after the death of Saint Francis and his elevation to the altars, many deviated from the ancient pilgrims route to visit Assisi.

The Francigena today

After the discovery, which occurred in the seventies, the Camino de Santiago, it was realized that in Italy there was a similar pilgrimage route, the route. As had happened to the English fire, even the location of the Francigena lay almost entirely under the asphalt of the highway and state that, over time, they had retraced the path of those who already had been the main streets of the Middle Ages and the Roman. The interest, at first limited to scholars, later extended to many who, after having walked the Camino de Santiago, wanted to get to Rome on foot, as it was possible to arrive at Santiago de Compostela in Spain, has spawned a network of enthusiasts Francigena that with paint and brush, have begun to mark trails and paths. Where possible we tried to recover the original route, but sometimes you have chosen to deviate from the historic trails in favor of and quiet roads. Noting the increasing interest in the Camino de Santiago, is now clear that the Francigena is a treasure from the tourism point of view, and if this led the government to become aware of the importance of the phenomenon has even led some to take advantage, For example, by diverting the path just to get through and around that bar or that other restaurant.

Nevertheless, thanks to some media interest, such as a radio series for Radio Rai Tre dedicated to Francigena ^[4] documentaries and the publication of several guides is increasing the number of people who, for religious reasons or not, goes the old backpacker path.

" Peregrini can be understood in two ways, one broad and one narrow: wide, weird as it is anyone is out of his country so close if not mean weird not those who go to the house of Sa 'Jacopo or returns. However, it is to know that in three ways it is even called the people who go to the service of the Most High, is called palmers as they go overseas, so often bear the palm are called pilgrims as they go to the house of Galicia, however, that the burial of Sa 'Iacopo fue far side of his home and of any other apostle, who are called to be in Rome Romei "

( Dante Alighieri, Vita Nuova )
from the original document
card is located in 'The Magnum Registrum the City of Piacenza' in voll.III, ed. Giuffrè, Milan 1985, paper n.215
Radio Network has organized daily broadcasts at every stage, with the direct participation of its director Sergio Valzania.

Bibliography

Kerschbaum & Gattinger, Via Francigena - DVD, adventure for the pilgrims, ISBN 3200005009, publisher: EUROVIA, Vienna 2005
Giovanni Caselli, Via Romea, the Way of God , Giunti Gruppo Editoriale SpA, Florence, 1990
The ViaFrancigena, the ford of the Po G. and U. Battini, Banca di Piacenza, Piacenza 1998
Luciano Pisoni, Aldo Galli. Via Francigena . ISBN 8884010462.
A. Alberti, G. Borgianelli-Spina, E. Fiorentini, R. Villani. trails along the Via Francigena from Siena to Rome . Rome, ed. RAI-ERI, 2005. ISBN 8839713441.
Monica D'Instruments and Franco Cinti. Guide to the Via Francigena . Milano, Terre di Mezzo, 2006. ISBN 8889385650.

External links

taken from www.wikipedia.org

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Wednesday, September 24, 2008