Campocroce
Welcome to Campocroce: a brief introduction
Campocroce is a small hamlet in the municipality of Mirano, located in the metropolitan city of Venice, about 5 kilometers southwest of the capital, towards Santa Maria di Sala. The parish, dedicated to Saint Andrew, has been present in the area for a long time and is still managed by the Diocese of Treviso, Vicariate of Mirano.
Physical geography
Campocroce is crossed by the watercourses of Lusore and Rio Caltressa and is surrounded by nature. The area is perfect for those who love hiking or walking in the open air.
Origins of the name
The toponym Campocroce has Latin origins and dates back to Roman times. According to the most accredited hypothesis, the name derives from the field (which is therefore linked to the agricultural peculiarities of the territory) on which an important Christian cross of Christ was erected, a distinctive symbol of the religion that was beginning to spread in these areas at that time.
History
Campocroce, included in the Roman grid, belonged to the territory of Padua already in Roman times. The first mention of the toponym Campocroce appears in an ordinance published in the thirteenth century by the podestà Gerardino Longo.
In 1292, there is a notification of the excommunication launched by the Patriarch of Aquileia Raimondo della Torre against Campocroce as a rectory dependent on Zianigo together with Veternigo and Salzano.
Don Orione
In 1919, Count Marco Soranzo donated the Venetian villa and the entire land property of Campocroce to Saint Luigi Orione for the creation of a place of welcome for orphans of the First World War. In 1930, the place was transformed into a seminary.
Notes
In conclusion, Campocroce is a place where history, nature and traditions intersect and blend to offer visitors a unique and unforgettable experience.
Bibliographic Sources
- Codex Tarvisinus f. 49 at A.S. VE
- Francesco Scipione Fapanni, La Congregazione di Mirano, M.S. 1850, no. 1377 at the Municipal Library of Treviso
- Antonio Scotti, Raccolta di Documenti, M.S. 1741, Tomo II at the Municipal Library of Treviso catalog n. 975.
- Luigi Zangrando, Note storiche del 1915 ms. A.V. TV busta Campocroce n. 21a.
- Luigi Zangrando, Memoria storica di Campocroce Padovana in occasione della Vis. Past. compiuta da Mons. A. G. Longhin il 7 dic. 1926 ms. A.V.TV.b. Campocroce di Mirano n. 21
- Carlo Agnoletti, Treviso e le sue Pievi, Treviso 1896-1898 (rist. anastatica, Bologna, Sala Bolognese Forni, 1978.
- ASCI, (edited by), Mirano e il suo passato, Scorzé, 1968
- Pierluigi Bembo, Delle istituzioni di beneficenza nella città e provincia di Venezia, studii storici-economici-statistici, Venezia, Naratovich, 1859.
