Portacomaro ( pms, Portacomé) is a ''
comune
The (; plural: ) is a local administrative division of Italy, roughly equivalent to a township or municipality. It is the third-level administrative division of Italy, after regions ('' regioni'') and provinces (''province''). The can also ...
'' (municipality) in the
Province of Asti in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
it, Piemontese
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, located about southeast of
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
and about northeast of
Asti.
Portacomaro borders the following municipalities:
Asti,
Calliano,
Castagnole Monferrato, and
Scurzolengo
Scurzolengo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti.
Scurzolengo borders the following municipalities: Calliano, Castagnole Monferrato, and ...
.
Main sights
Well-preserved apsidal frescos can be found in the romanesque church of St. Peter (first recorded in 1130 AD).
Architectural cut-away sketch of Chiesa di San Pietro
online feature at ''Valle versa de Astigianta'' website Formerly occupied by a monastic community, the chancel sides are decorated with figures of St. Bernard and St. Sebastian. The central section of tripartite rear wall of the sanctuary (probably the oldest) features a deisis (Crucifixion with Virgin and the beloved disciple, St. John), figures of St. Andrew are to the right, St. Agatha (kneeling) and St Peter to the left.
People
*Valerio Arri
Valeriano Pompeo Maurizio "Valerio" Arri (22 June 1892 – 2 July 1970) was an Italian marathon runner. He won a bronze medal at the 1920 Olympics in his all-time personal best time of 2:36:33.
Biography
Arri started competing in early 1910s, b ...
, Olympic marathoner
*Mario José Bergoglio, father of Pope Francis
Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...
References
Cities and towns in Piedmont
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