Mineo
Mineo (Μέναινον or Μεναί; Menaeum, Menaenum or Menae) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies 64 km southwest of Catania, 56 km from Ragusa, 54 km from Gela, and 22 km from Caltagirone. Diodorus Siculus states that Ducetius founded Menaenum and distributed the surrounding land among settlers.
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Later, the city was captured by Dionysius I of Syracuse. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo. Among the churches in the town are: • Sant'Agrippina • Santi Pietro e Paolo • Santa Maria Maggiore It is also a site of interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Italy's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.
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• Name — Mineo • Official Name — Comune di Mineo • Native Name — Mèneon • Region — Sicily • Metropolitan City — Catania (CT) • Frazioni — Borgo Pietro Lupo • Mayor — Anna Aloisi • Area Total Km2 — 244 • Population Total — 5203 • Population As Of — 1 January 2015 • Population Demonym — menenini minioli • Elevation M — 511 • Saint — Agrippina of Mineo • Day — last two Sundays in August • Postal Code — 95044 • Area Code — 0933 • Website — comune.mineo.ct.it
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