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La Web Pagina della Familia di Celentano
Celentano Family Genealogy
www.Celentano.org
In
Europe during the middle ages, the pattern
serving as a basis for fixed Italian surnames was based on paternity, the name
of the father being the reference for identification, but before the advent of a structured systems of names, a person was most
conveniently identified by their place of abode.
According
to most independent genealogy research findings, and the National Historical
Society, the "Celentano" surname is found in the region of Campania and in the nearby areas and in particular in the
city of Napoli.
"Celentano" is of toponymic origin
deriving from the name of the chain of hills in the beautiful and unspoiled
southern part of Campania,
called "Cilento". A person originating from
that area is called Cilentano or "Celentano".
The region of Cilento is located in the province of Salerno,
between the rivers Sele and Alento,
and the gulfs of Salerno
and of Policastro. The area is famous for the quality
of the wine produced on the hills.
Most
of the Italian Celentano immigrants, like many other European
immigrants, were looking for a new and better life for their families, or their
future families in the New World. The
Calabrase were primarily either fishermen or farmers. However, many had one
thing in common, they were poor but a proud and honorable people. The America's were
just a short journey over the ocean and cost a few dollars by ship and took
only two weeks. Well worth the trouble to find the end of the rainbow and their
rich pot-of-gold....so they thought. Many thought their destination would be New York, but ended up in other ports such as Canada, or even South
America, due to United States Immigration quotas, political
positions at the time, and alleged medical or disease problems.
In
Crollalanza's "Dizionario
Storico-Blasonico", a compilation of the Italian
nobility, it mentions a family by the name of "Celentano" from
Bari. They
originated from Penta, a small town in the region of Cilento, from which they took their name. At the end of the
fifteenth century they established themselves in Giovinazzo,
then in Naples, and finally in Bari. The variations of the spelling of the
surname "Celentano" are due to the local dialects at the
different times. These variations include Celentana, Calentano, Cilentano, Salantano, Chilando, Celentani,
and Celender. (Note: the proper Italian pronunciation for Celentano is "Chell-en-tan-o".)
A
famous artist / painter was Bernardo Celentano, born in Naples in 1835. He spent some time in Rome, Florence
and Milano. He died very young in 1863, but his talent was recognized
unanimously by the critics, and the Italian
State dedicated a section
to him in the National Gallery of Rome.
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The time and temperature in Reggio Calabria is...
The time and temperature in Napoli is...
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Direct Descendants of
Santo and Annuniciata
Celentano
from Catona, Calabria, Italy
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Click here to view
my family
the Tommaso Celentano Family
Web Page
from Catona, Calabria
Celentano; Toca / Sciliberto; Agrillo
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Click here to view the
Giuseppi Celentano Family Web Page
from Catona, Calabria
Foti / (?)
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Click here to view the
Pasquale Celentano Family Web Page
from Catona, Calabria
Del Mastra / (?)
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Help Needed, Click Here.
Missing are the other siblings,
Raffaele, Josephine (Carita), Thresa
and Carmela Celentano
From Catona, Calabria
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 Click here to view a
list of people who have
taken the time to E-mail me.
www.Celentano.org/letters.htm
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Click here to view the
Celentano Family
Message Page
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Click here for
Historical Facts about Italy
A very interesting site
courtesy of www.cia.gov
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Click here to view
Maps of Italia
for historical research
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Other Websites of interest
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Italian Search Links
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This web page has been here since March 1997 as an
unofficial, non-commercial, non-profit internet genealogy web site.
Created by Joseph Thomas Celentano, Located in Northern California USA -
© 1997-2010, All Rights Reserved
January 2010
Celentano.org is undergoing a major reconstruction and
placement of photographs
> E-mail: [address
being updated]
(If you e-mail in Italiano, Espanole, or French,
please be patient as it will take a while to have it
translated.)
Arrivederci !
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Catona, Calabria, Italy
Map of Italy courtesy of www.initaly.com
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Links to photographs
Pasquale, Tommaso and Giuseppi Celentano www.Celentano.org/brothers.htm
Tommaso and Concetta Celentano family www.Celentano.org/tommasophoto1.htm
Giuseppi and Nancy Celentano Family (coming soon)
Pasquale and Carmela Celentano Family (coming soon)
more coming soon.... under construction..... check back later
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