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Monreale (mōnrāä`lā), town (1991 pop. 26,256), NW Sicily, Italy, near Palermo. An agricultural market and tourist center, it commands a magnificent view of the fertile Conca d'Oro plain. A famous cathedral, one of the masterpieces of Norman-Sicilian architecture, was begun there (1174) by William II of Sicily. The cathedral has fine copper doors by Bonanno Pisano; its interior is decorated with exceptional Byzantine mosaics. Nearby is a lovely cloister with about 200 twin columns and an Arab fountain formerly used as a lavabo. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The unpretentious little town of Monreale has the most magnificent Byzantine interior that exists anywhere. This is really the food of the family matriarch, the late Maria Miceli, born in Monreale, Italy, who came to the United States with her husband and two daughters in 1921, settling in Chicago where their three sons were born. This morning as we were leaving Rome we were accompanied by the cardinals of Naples, San Sisto, San Pietro in Vincoli, and Monreale who rode with us for a good distance out of Rome, and then we came here to Campagnano. |
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