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Diocese of Napoli
Parish of the Conception in Montecalvario
I, the undersigned parish priest, certify that on 27 February 1954, was blessed the marriage between Anthony John Rosano, son of John; and Olimpia Cantone, daughter of Amedeo
with all the civil effects, and in faith, etc. etc.
The dialects of modern Italian all have their roots in the spoken form of Latin (Vulgar Latin), in use throughout the Roman Empire. Vulgar Latin had, no doubt, its own local peculiarities before the fall of the Empire. The political instability that followed Roman rule kept Italy from re-uniting as ...