Conference Region: Calabria
Area: 1,004 km˛/ mi˛
Total Population: 280,580.
Catholic Population:
Total Priests: 163(Diocesan: 109; Religious: 57)
Permanent Deacons: 30
Male Religious:
Female Religious:
Parishes: 121.
History:
Regione, la (the Region): the mafia’s governing body for the entire island of Sicily. It was established in 1975.
Reina, Calcedonio: (b. 1843, at Catania; d. 1911). Painter.
Reino (BN): A commune in the province of Benevento. Population: 1,344 (2006e).
Reitano (ME): A commune in the province of Messina.
Reliquary (Ital. reliquiario): A receptacle for the relics (usually bones) of one or more saints. They can range very simple in form and materials to highly elaborate and made of precious material.
Rende (CS): A commune in the province of Cosenza. Population: 35,143 (2006e).
Rene I “the Good” of Anjou: (b. 1409; d. Aix, 1480). Duke of Anjou, Count of Provence. King of Naples (r.1435-1442).He was the son of Louis II. In 1434 he succeeded his brother Louis III as Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence. After the death of Queen Joanna II (1435), Rene claimed the Neapolitan throne in opposition to Alfonso V of Aragon. In 1438, Rene was able to take possession of Naples and appeared on his way to ultimate victory. Upon the death of his general, Caldora, however, Rene’s fortunes turned and, in 1442, he lost Naples to Alfonso. Rene escaped capture and sailed back to Provence on a Genoese ship. Although he continued to claim the thrones of Sicily and Jerusalem for the remainder of his life, he was never able to actively attempt to possess them again. He died in 1480 at Aix, in Provence, the last Angevin to possess Naples. Upon his death, Provence was annexed by France.
Resuttano (CL): A commune in the province of Caltanissetta. Population: 2,335 (2006e).
rhapsode: an ancient Greek bard or minstrel.
Rhegium (Grk. Rhegion) (mod. Reggio di Calabria): ancient city, S Italy, on the Strait of Messina. It is the modern Reggio di Calabria. Founded (c.720 B.C.) as a colony of Chalcis, many Messenians later settled there. It maintained a certain level of power and wealth thanks to its location on the Straits of Messina, until its defeat and destruction (386 B.C.) by Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse. The Romans, who favored it, called the city Rhegium Julium. It is mentioned in Acts 28.13. The name is sometimes spelled Regium.
Riace (RC): A commune in the province of Reggio Calabria.
Riardo (CE): A commune in the province of Caserta. Population: 2,499 (2006e).
Ribera (AG): A commune in the province of Agrigento. Population: 19,669 (2006e).
Ricadi (VV): A commune in the province of Vibo Valentia.
Ricca, Michele: fl. 17th Century. Metal smith from Palermo.
Riccardo da Lentini: (fl. 1239-1911). Sicilian architect.
Riccia (CB): A commune in the province of Campobasso. Population: 5,613 (2006e).
Riccio, Angelo: fl. 15th century. A sculptor from Messina.
Riccio, Antonello: fl. 16th century. Painter from Messina.
Riccio, Mariano: fl. 16th century. Painter from Messina.
Ricigliano (SA): A commune in the province of Salerno
Riesi (CL): A commune in the province of Caltanissetta. Population: 11,602 (2006e).
Rignano Garganico (FG): A commune in the province of Foggia. Population: 2,202 (2006e).
Richard of Mandra: fl. 2nd half of the 12th century. Norman nobleman. Count of Molise and chancellor to Margaret of Navarre, Queen regent of Sicily. In 1157, while serving as constable of the rebellious Count Robert III of Loreto, he was capyured by King William I. Later, in 1161, he joined a conspiracy against the king but changed his mind and saved William’s life as the risk of his own. In 1166, he was appointed Count of Molise by the Queen Regent Margaret of Navarre, who also chose him as chancellor. The relationship between the Queen and Richard are much debated, but in 1167, Margaret was forced to replace him as chancellor with Stephen du Perche. A year later, Richard was accused by Bohemond of Tarsia and Count Robert of Caserta of conspiring againg the new chancellor. Soon afterward he was tried and found guilty of having illegally obtained certain lands. After being stripped by these properties he appealed to King William II. Unfortunately, rather than receiving justice, Richard was thrown into prison. It is believed that that Richard’s unfortunate fate was the result of a plot designed by his great enemy, Gilbert, Count of Gravina.