Valverde (Catania Province) is a town (formerly a suburb of Aci Sant'Antonio) is 11 km from Catania, alt. 305 m, on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Etna, not far from the Ionian coast, area 5.5 sq km, a population of over 6,200, post-code 95028, tel. 095. Economy: agriculture.

This town developed around the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Valverde (12th century) after two miracles occurred a the site.

Of interest is the Palazzo Riggio (1775).

Churches (Acireale Diocese) include:

Santa Maria di Valverde (Chiesa Madre, 1696)

Santa Maria delle Grazie (Maugeri - suburb of Valverde)

Families researched in those records include the following:

di Grazia

Reina

The Last Sunday in August is the Festa of Madonna di Valverde.

Links to sites with more about Valverde include:

Italian Wikipedia

Italian Towns

Italian Postal Codes

Sicily Web

Catania Provincia

Sicilia

Sicilian Net


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