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• Bohemond Of Hauteville    b. 1058  d. March 7, 1111
  Crusader. The Count of Taranto, and the oldest son of Duke Robert Guiscard and his first wife Alberada, he was one of the leaders of the first Crusade. He was the first to get into position before the city of Antioch in Palestine, and was responsible for the successful end of the siege in 1098. He was able to persuade one of the commanders in the city to betray his people. He was unwilling to act before he wasn't assured that the city would be his possession. He was taken prisoner in August...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
  Canosa Cathedral, Andria, Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani, Puglia, Italy
   
• Brienne, Yolanda (Isabella) II. of    b. 1212  d. May 8, 1228
  Queen of Jerusalem. Sicilian and german Queen. Only child of John of Brienne, Latin Emperor of Constantinople, and Maria of Montferrat, Queen of Jerusalem. Her mother died soon after her birth, which meant, that she was only a few days old when she became Queen. Her father served as her regent until 1225. She was married to the 18 years older Emperor Friedrich II. by proxy in 1223. They were married in person two years later in Brindisi. She gave birth to a son who later became Emperor Konrad...[Read More] (Bio by: Lutetia)
  Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Andria, Andria, Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani, Puglia, Italy
   
• Catald 
  Roman Catholic Saint. He was an Irish monk who lived in the 7th and 8th century. Catald is venerated throughout Italy, Sicily and Malta and his Feast Day is May 10th. Patron of those suffering from Epilepsy. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Cathedral of Saint Cataldo, Taranto, Provincia di Taranto, Puglia, Italy
   
• Colasuonno, Francesco Cardinal   b. January 2, 1925  d. May 31, 2003
  Roman Catholic Cardinal. A native of Grumo Appula near Bari, he was ordained a priest on September 28, 1947 in the church of Santa Maria Assunta in Grumo Appula. After earning a doctorate in Theology and in Canon Law in Rome, he joined of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See in 1958. He served in the Secretariat of State of the Holy See until 1962 in the then Department for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs as a collaborator of the Pro-Secretary of State, Monsignor Domenico Tardini...[Read More] (Bio by: Ruggero)
  Church of Santa Maria Assunta, Bari, Provincia di Bari, Puglia, Italy
   
• Levi, Carlo    b. November 29, 1902  d. January 4, 1975
  Italian Author. His books include "Christ Stopped at Eboli: The Story of a Year" and "Fleeting Rome: In Search of La Dolce Vita." (Bio by: Genet)
  Cimitierie D'Aliano, Taranto, Provincia di Taranto, Puglia, Italy
   
• Nicholas    b. 270  d. December 6, 343
  Religious Figure. He was probably born in Patara, a province of Asia Minor which is present day Turkey. He was born to wealthy parents who raised him to be a devout Christian. They died while he was very young and he gave his entire inheritance to help the poor, the sick, and the suffering. Dedicating his whole life to serving God, he was made Bishop of Myra, the capital city of Lycia, while still a very young man. So many miracles were performed by him that he was also known as Saint Nicholas...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom Todd)
  Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Provincia di Bari, Puglia, Italy
   
• Pio, Padre    b. May 25, 1887  d. September 23, 1968
  Roman Catholic Cleric, Religious Leader. The Stigmata Saint, 20th century's most remarkable Capuchin monk - Francesco Forgione was born into a simple farming family. He was a sickly child, a condition that followed him to adulthood. Invested with the habit of a Capuchin monk in 1907 and taking the name Pio of Pietralcina ( a Franciscan order known for vows of poverty) Pio went on to be ordained a priest in 1910. Upon discharge from the Italian army in 1916, due to bad health, he was made...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul S.)
  Padre Pio Shrine, San Giovanni Rotondo, Provincia di Foggia, Puglia, Italy
   
• Plantagenet, Isabelle    b. 1214  d. December 1, 1241
  German and Sicilian Monarch. Queen consort of Friedrich II. Daughter of John I. of England and Isabella of Angouleme. In July 1235 she became the third wife of Emperor Friedrich. In 1236 she gave birth to her first child Margarethe, who was later married to Albrecht of Thuringia. In the following years she gave birth to two more sons. The first, Heinrich succeeded his father Sicily and the second, Friedrich, died young. She died in Foggia while giving birth to her fourth child. (Bio by: Lutetia)
  Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Andria, Andria, Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani, Puglia, Italy
   
• Richard of Andria  d. 1200
  Roman Catholic Saint. Originally from England, he was the Bishop of Andria for over 40 years, and was known for his piety and as a miracle worker. His Feast Day is June 9th. (Bio by: girlofcelje (inactive))
  Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Andria, Andria, Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani, Puglia, Italy
   
• Yolanda
  Wife of Bohemond (the Crusader).
  Cause of death: Grief
  Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Andria, Andria, Provincia di Barletta - Andria - Trani, Puglia, Italy
   

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