Bominaco
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Bominaco is the sole frazione of Caporciano in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of southern Italy.[https://italia.indettaglio.it/ita/abruzzo/laquila_caporciano_bominaco.html Italia.indettaglio.it: Il Frazione di Bominaco][https://web.archive.org/web/20080907062426/http://abruzzo2000.com/abruzzo/laquila/bominaco_it.htm Abruzzo2000.com: Bominaco (archived)]
Main sights
This small village contains three notable monuments. The Castle of Bominaco dates from the 15th century, built on the ruins of a 12th-century castle.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160128161319/http://www.regione.abruzzo.it/xcultura/index.asp?modello=castelloaq&servizio=xList&stileDiv=monoLeft&template=intIndex&b=menuCast2149&tom=149# Regione.abruzzo.it: Cultura - Castello di Bominaco (archived] The Oratory of San Pellegrino, built in 1263 under the auspices of the ancient monastery once situated in Bominaco, is noted for its many frescoes, contemporaneous with the construction. It was declared a national monument in 1906.[https://www.culturaitalia.it/dettaglio/?id=oai:culturaitalia.it:museiditalia-mus_9130 Culturaitalia.it: Oratorio di San Pellegrino a Bominaco] The Romanesque church of Santa Maria Assunta, once the church of the former abbey, bears the date of 1180 on the pulpit but is definitely older. It was declared a national monument in 1902.[https://www.culturaitalia.it/dettaglio/?id=oai:culturaitalia.it:museiditalia-mus_9139 Culturaitalia.it: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta a Bominaco]
References
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Further reading
- A.L. Antinori (1704–1778), Corografia storica degli Abruzzi, under "Bominaco"; 2 vols., 1904, L'Aquila, Vincenzo De Bartholomaeis; reproduction of the manuscript in 15 vols., 1971, A. Forni, Bologna
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Category:Frazioni of the Province of L'Aquila
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