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"Maestro" Stefano Potestio, widower of Anna Lunetta (sp?) died on Apr 26th, 1817 at age about 77 and was buried in the Parish of San Giovanni Battista.
Do you know where this is from? Is it from Polizzi?
Giuseppe "Pippo" Moccaldi
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Yes, the church of San Giovanni Battista was in Polizzi but was demolished in 1892 for the construction of what is called the "Carrozzabile Collesano," a road for vehicular traffic. There was a pdf file, if you do a google search, but the link no longer works.
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An Italian novel for kids called "La Freccia Azzurra" (The Blue Arrow) says that all the children in the world wait for Christmas Eve to get presents from Santa Clause, but Italian kids are the luckiest in the world because they get presents again on the 6th of January by the Befana. Who is the Befa...