Santo Stefano
A tour of Santo Stefano: its geographic locations and Italian municipalities
Hello everyone! Today I will take you on a tour through the various Italian locations and municipalities that bear the name Santo Stefano. We will start abroad, exactly in Croatia, France, and Montenegro, and then delve into Italian locations with the same name. In Croatia, we find three islands called Santo Stefano in the regions of Dalmatia, Sebenico, and Tenin, and the Split-Dalmatia region. In France, however, there is Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée located in the Maritime Alps and Saint-Etienne, the capital of the Loire department. Finally, in Montenegro, we find the location of ''Sveti Stefan'' (in Italian Santo Stefano) in the municipality of Budva.
In Italy, on the other hand, we find no less than 19 municipalities bearing the name Santo Stefano. They are Oggiona con Santo Stefano in the province of Varese, Pieve Santo Stefano in the province of Arezzo, Rocca Santo Stefano in the metropolitan city of Rome, Santo Stefano al Mare in the province of Imperia, Santo Stefano Belbo in the province of Cuneo, Santo Stefano d'Aveto in the metropolitan city of Genoa, Santo Stefano del Sole in the province of Avellino, Santo Stefano di Cadore in the province of Belluno, Santo Stefano di Camastra in the metropolitan city of Messina, Santo Stefano di Magra in the province of La Spezia, Santo Stefano di Rogliano in the province of Cosenza, Santo Stefano di Sessanio in the province of L'Aquila, Santo Stefano in Aspromonte in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria, Santo Stefano Lodigiano in the province of Lodi, Santo Stefano Quisquina in the municipality of Agrigento, Santo Stefano Roero in the province of Cuneo, Santo Stefano Ticino in the metropolitan city of Milan, and Villa Santo Stefano in the province of Frosinone.
But it doesn't end there! There are also neighborhoods, districts of cities, hamlets, and locations that bear the name Santo Stefano. For example, we find Campo Santo Stefano in Venice, Quartiere Santo Stefano in Bologna, and Quartiere Santo Stefano in Feltre. In addition, there are many hamlets in Italy that have the same name: Santo Stefano is a hamlet of numerous municipalities, such as Santo Stefano di Montemagno in the province of Pisa and Santo Stefano di Ravenna. Other locations with Santo Stefano in their name include Costa Santo Stefano, a hamlet of Bosio in the province of Alessandria, Santo Stefano a Macerata, a hamlet of Cascina in the province of Pisa, and Santo Stefano di Gaifa, a hamlet of Urbino.
Artworks dedicated to Santo Stefano
In addition to geographic locations, Santo Stefano has also inspired numerous works of art. For example, there is a painting by Giotto titled "Santo Stefano," as well as a sculpture by Lorenzo Ghiberti with the same name. Equally impressive, Spinello Aretino also dedicated a painting to Santo Stefano.
Santo Stefano in religion
Santo Stefano is also very important in the Christian religion, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church where it is celebrated on December 26th on the occasion of its festivity. As the first Christian martyr, he is also venerated in the Orthodox Church. Other saints bearing the same name are Stefano di Grandmont, Stefano I d'Ungheria, and Stefano Harding, all remembered on their respective feast days.
The ship "SMS Santo Stefano"
Finally, we cannot fail to mention the battle cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian k.u.k. (kaiserliche und königliche) navy named SMS Szent István, or in Italian, SMS Santo Stefano. The ship was sunk during World War I.
In summary, Santo Stefano is a very common name in Italy and around the world, which has given rise to various locations and communities. It also has an important presence in religion and culture, as demonstrated by the numerous works of art and the Austro-Hungarian k.u.k. navy battle cruiser. If you have the opportunity, we suggest you visit at least one of the Italian locations with the same name and discover their beauty.
