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Thursday, November 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Atri
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a town of the Abruzzi, Italy, in the province of Teramo, 6 m. W. of the station of that name on the railway from Ancona to Foggia, and 18 m. due E.S.E. of Teramo, on the site of the ancient Hadria. Pop. (1901) 13,448. Its Gothic cathedral (1285-1305) is remarkably fine; and the interior, though spoilt by restoration in 1657, contains some important frescoes of the end of the 15th century by Andrea di Lecce and his pupils. The crypt was originally a cistern of the Roman period. The palace of the Acquaviva family, who were dukes of Atri from 1398 to 1 775, is a massive building situated in the principal square.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Atri'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/atri.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Atri'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/atri.html. 1910.
