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San Sosti

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Country
  
Italy

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Cosenza (CS)

Elevation
  
355 m (1,165 ft)

Area
  
43 km²

Province
  
Province of Cosenza

Region
  
Calabria

Frazioni
  
Macellara, Fravitta

Demonym(s)
  
Sansostesi

Postal code
  
87010

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:29 AM

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 92% Humidity

San Sosti (from Greek: Άγιος Σώστης - Agios Sostis) is a comune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria.

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Map of 87010 San Sosti Province of Cosenza, Italy

History

A highly decorated bronze axe-head was discovered near San Sosti in 1846. This votive offering was later bought by the collector and goldsmith Alessandro Castellani, from whom it was eventually acquired by the British Museum in 1884. On the axe is inscribed an important dedication in the Achaean dialect of Ancient Greek that can be dated to the sixth century BC.

In 1448, people from Albania migrated to San Sosti.

Main sights

  • Sanctuary of Madonna del Pettoruto, founded in 1274 by the monks of the Abbey of Acquaformosa. It was rebuilt after the 1783 Calabrian earthquakes. It houses a 17th-century stone sculpture of a Madonna with Child
  • The Abbey of San Sozonte (10th-11th centuries)
  • The ruins of the Rocca, a 10th-century castle, which according to tradition was used by Hannibal during the Punic Wars.
  • People associated with San Sosti

  • Francesca Immacolata Chaouqui
  • References

    San Sosti Wikipedia