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La Web Pagina della Familia di
Celentano
www.Celentano.org - www.CelentanoFamily.org
Celentano Family Genealogy
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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Click here to view the
Tommaso Celentano
Family Photo Gallery
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Click here to view the
Giuseppi Celentano
Family Photo Gallery
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Click here to view the
Pasquale Celentano
Family Photo Gallery
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Click
here to view the last
Family Reunion Information
West Coast Celentano / Crivello Families
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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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Genealogy Search Links
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This web page has
been here since March 1997
as a unofficial, non-commercial, non-profit internet
genealogy web site.
Created by Joseph Thomas Celentano
Located in Northern California USA
[ © 1997 - 2008, all rights reserved ]
September 16,
2008
E-mail address change:
Send E-mail’s to:
JosephCelentano@FrontierNet.net
E-mail comments in English to
Joseph Thomas Celentano
(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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"Celentano Family"
by Daniel Ralph Celentano
c.1935, oil on wood from the
personal collection of Thomas Hart Benton & Rita P. Benton
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