tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post2318586236926539061..comments2023-09-15T15:22:54.167+02:00Comments on From Australia to Italy - and back: I'm a winner!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-90419446605910545982009-06-17T23:24:37.675+02:002009-06-17T23:24:37.675+02:00My grandmother was born in the Spirito Santo neigh...My grandmother was born in the Spirito Santo neighborhood in 1881 (villagio Spirito Santo no. 201). I will be visiting the area in a couple of weeks for the first time and wondered:<br /><br />(1) How long has the Church of St. Gaetano Catanoso been there? He would have been a "contemporary" of my grandmother and I was curious if she may have been christened/baptized there, but would assume it would have had a different name at the time, if it was indeed around in the late 1800's.<br /><br />(2) Does anyone know if there is an "address" archive of some kind to know where "no. 201" would have been? It was destroyed in the earthquake of 1908, but I'd love to visit the spot if I knew where it was. I understand there were not street names, per se, at the time, those came after the earthquake in the rebuilding.<br /><br />Thank you for any input.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549044971621435498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-18035088543918348992008-10-22T13:23:00.000+02:002008-10-22T13:23:00.000+02:00Hi Michelle,Thanks again. I look forward to see yo...Hi Michelle,<BR/>Thanks again. I look forward to see you in Calabria too!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-60135045803519068842008-10-22T07:26:00.000+02:002008-10-22T07:26:00.000+02:00Congrats girl! Looking forward to seeing you in Ca...Congrats girl! Looking forward to seeing you in Calabria :)Michelle | Bleeding Espressohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578703393987896737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-35839403504613315692008-10-21T11:48:00.000+02:002008-10-21T11:48:00.000+02:00Hi Justin,If I make it to Reggio I will go and vis...Hi Justin,<BR/>If I make it to Reggio I will go and visit the church. It would be interesting, especially once I have read the book.<BR/><BR/>Hi Piccola,<BR/>Hmmm...a tag! Sounds interesting, I'll pop over and check it out!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-30764763473135103472008-10-21T05:23:00.000+02:002008-10-21T05:23:00.000+02:00Congrats Leanne! I look forward to your review. By...Congrats Leanne! I look forward to your review. <BR/>By the way, I tagged you! See my blog for the rules.Piccolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498866286829017483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-84615519268245738582008-10-21T03:05:00.000+02:002008-10-21T03:05:00.000+02:00Leanne -- If you visit Reggio during your time in ...Leanne -- If you visit Reggio during your time in Calabria, please try to visit the church of Padre Gaetano Catanoso on Via Catanoso in the Santo Spirito section of the city. It's a modest church, but his nuns will welcome you warmly and there's a small museum with artifacts from his life on the first floor. The modern mosaic on the altar wall of the sanctuary is also quite beautiful.<BR/><BR/>JustinUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722026352587523795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-33473321400740273522008-10-20T18:10:00.000+02:002008-10-20T18:10:00.000+02:00Hi Justin,Thanks for the comments. I really do loo...Hi Justin,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments. I really do look forward to reading the book, especially as you said above - with my Italian blood, and the fact that my dad was born in Calabria I think that there may be some parts of the novel that I identify with! I am not going to read it until I am in Calabria in a few weeks! What could be better then reading it in the region that it was partly written!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-42443443594483732312008-10-20T17:56:00.000+02:002008-10-20T17:56:00.000+02:00Ciao Leanne, Congratulations on winning my book. G...Ciao Leanne, <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on winning my book. Given you Italian heritage, I do believe you will feel, in some ways and in some parts, as if you are reading your own story not merely mine. <BR/><BR/>Yours was an intriguing question that I did not address. Your feelings on this may be stronger than mine. There are many problems and incongruities with all religions. The Catholic church surely has its share. There are, in fact, many political stands the church adheres to that I strongly oppose. But church politics and Vatican policy is not the subject of my book, and it was never the focus of my cousin's life. His commitment to faith and service was undiluted and unaffected by the church's problems in his day. I trust you will see that when you read My Cousin the Saint. I hope you enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>Justin Catanoso<BR/>www.justincatanoso.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722026352587523795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-37293288282967670462008-10-20T17:07:00.000+02:002008-10-20T17:07:00.000+02:00Hi Scintilla,Thanks! I have not won anything for s...Hi Scintilla,<BR/>Thanks! I have not won anything for so long!Leanne was in Italy now in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240105726417037664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2945600374886655820.post-68193226360248962662008-10-20T15:19:00.000+02:002008-10-20T15:19:00.000+02:00Congratulations!Congratulations!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556403160595972518noreply@blogger.com