Lusignano

Lusignano (o lüxignan in ligure) è una frazione del comune di Albenga in provincia di Savona, situata a circa 4 km dal centro abitato ingauno in un lembo di pianura stretto tra il fiume Centa e le propaggini delle ripide colline che delimitano la piana a meridione. I monti vengono chiamati ancora con termini dialettali, quali a rocca du pistulè o il monte piscia vin. Il toponimo deriva dai fundi rustici, come Antognano, Aregliano, Velirano, Verano, tutti di vaste proporzioni e che sfruttavano la fertile piana.

Il paese è attraversato da un torrente dal nome rio Carpaneto. L'abitato si sviluppa lungo la dorsale collinare con un impianto piuttosto articolato, probabile testimonianza di una origine più antica rispetto alle altre ville della piana.

Durante gli scavi per la costruzione di un nuovo complesso residenziale, nella regione di Rusineo, sono emerse delle rovine di una villa romana di notevoli dimensioni, che segnalano una presenza nella zona sicuramente di epoca romana. [cit. Wikipedia]

History





The first settlements of which date back to the era is certain Romana, with the meeting of a Roman villa during excavations for the construction of a condominium complex in the first few years of the twenty-first century.

The main street running through the old town is tracking Roman times to the main roads entering directly at the place, unlike those whose medieval town planning foresaw streets tangevano the walls.

The church is dedicated to the patron Santa Margherita, whose construction is anticedente the thirteenth century, inside are kept a baptismal font and an early medieval chancel. The local fraternity of St. Bartholomew the Apostle and Martyr sees the light right in the thirteenth century, as evidenced by the books of members.

A text extant medieval era, exactly drawn in 1288, when Albenga was a municipality and a maritime republic, called The statutes of Albenga, written in latin sees in most parts the country with reference to the words Luxignanum.

Towards the middle of the fourteenth century Lusignano, along with San Fedele, Villanova, Ligo, Marta and Bossoleto, are under the control of the judicial district of San Siro Albenga, its laws and its magistrates. What was fashionable among the nobility, we see the emergence of some villas outside the walls of Albenga, as the villa of the Bishop or the so-called Castle.

In 1796 Napoleon from off the Italian Campaign, plundering many sacred places or communities, including even that of Lusignan.

In 1797, under the government of the Republic Ligura, Lusignano and San Fedele formed a municipality to himself, until it was annexed to the French empire in 1804 when it came under the municipality ingauna.

The great earthquake in 1887 that destroyed several cities in western Liguria spared Lusignano. For several decades, February 23, the anniversary of the earthquake, the lusignanesi down in procession to thank the Lord for them spared.

As throughout Italy, also Lusignan made his contribution to the victory in the first World War. In the second, several partisans took refuge in the hills behind. A tragic event occurred the morning of December 13, 1944.


The Villa of the Bishop

The villa of Lusignano for the bishop was left as a gift to the seminary by Bishop Costa, was rebuilt by Bishop. Fornari in the years 1726-1727, at a cost of 400 pounds, the Enlarged bishop Giustiniani in the years 1786 to 1789, died there Msgr. Vincenzo Dania September 9, 1818;
During the Italian campaign, Napoleon took possession of the villa
in 1921 it was sold by the bishop Cambiaso that with the proceeds buy the mill Verzi-Loano. During World War II he worked for some time as a seminary even in winter.

The bishop of 1647, senior spent much time to find refreshment in the residence of Lusignano. Right here goes out, donating to his clerics villa.

During the war of succession seminar Albenga was occupied by 1,200 soldiers of the Commissary Citizen Emanuele Ricci. The seminar was transferred for a short period in the villa of Lusignano.

In 1820 the new Bishop of Albenga with the excuse of unhealthy air (perhaps due to the recent construction of the furnace Perseghini, very close to the villa) which had arisen in Lusignano, asked and obtained from the government to have access to a large and decommissioned convent in Alassio where then opened another convent, which accommodates all clerics the autumn months.

With the unification of Italy, the Church is seen off many of his property, even the house of Lusignano passes of the problems, the bishop Siboni in danger of losing it, but with the help of the lawyer in 1867 Giuseppe Leone Mantica manages to save her.


December 13, 1944

On the morning of December 13, 1944, before the rising of the sun, the German army patrolled all the houses in the country, forcing the entire population to gather in the church square. The men were separated from the women, but both groups remained for several hours with machine guns pointed, screaming and threatening to kill those who tried to move too. He also began to rain. Thanks to the intervention of the parish priest, Don Remoino, who convinced the military was allowed women and children to get to shelter inside the church.

Among the German soldiers was also the Italian Luciano Luberti, better known by the nickname of Executioner of Albenga, which together with the German commander questioned the population.

Towards the end of the morning was allowed women and children to return to their homes, but not to men. Two of them tried to escape, one was chased through the streets of the country, captured and shot on the spot. The other tried to escape through the settlement of Hell Perseghini, but when confronted with a wall too high was reached and arrested. Shortly after, conducted before the weigh who was on the road and shot. If those two were partisans do not know for sure, probably helped them giving their lives to save their comrades.

Probably tried to escape to warn other partisans. In that morning was expected to transfer some rifles from the fields to the mountains. The delay of Tullio said Volpe allowed to mate Manfro Cornacchia said to be notified and the presence of the Germans in the country thus postponing the operation. Manfro however was soon arrested and tortured by the Executioner Luberti.


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