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Cassaro (other)
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Cassaro may refer to: People with the surname * Gianfranco Cassaro (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player * Gianni Cassaro (born 1992), Spanish footballer * Marcelo Cassaro (born 1970), Brazilian writer and game designer Places * Cassaro, Sicily, a municipality in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy * Cassaro, Palermo, a street in Palermo, Sicily, Italy ** San Matteo al Cassaro, a church in Palermo See also * Cassar * Cassarà Cassarà is a Sicilian surname, either derived from the town of Cassaro or from , "box- or case-maker". Notable people with the surname include: * Andrea Cassarà (born 1984), Italian fencer * Andrew Cassara (born 1995), Canadian singer-songwri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianfranco Cassaro
Gianfranco "JoJo" Cassaro (born March 30, 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League (AHL). He previously played college hockey for the UMass Minutemen and the RIT Tigers, and was named a Second Team All-American in 2023–24. Playing career After playing for the Youngstown Phantoms in his final two years of junior hockey, Cassaro signed on to play for the UMass Minutemen after the team reached the NCAA championship for the first time. As a freshman, he was relegated to the third pair on defense. Though he scored just 3 points in 30 games, he was helping the team prepare for another run in the postseason when the season was ended abruptly. COVID-19 forced the entire playoff schedule to be abandoned and it was uncertain when Cassaro could resume his career. The 2020–21 season started late and saw many cancellations throughout the year. Despite this, UMass played a total of 29 games. Unfortunately, Cassaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Cassaro
Ian "Gianni" Cassaro Usart (born 10 April 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CE Sabadell FC. Club career Cassaro was born in Lloret de Mar, Girona, Catalonia, to an Italian father, and made his senior debut with hometown side CF Lloret in Primera Catalana in 2011. On 5 August 2014, he moved straight to Segunda División B after signing for UE Olot, but spent the campaign as a backup option. On 19 June 2015, Cassaro was loaned to Tercera División side CE Europa, for one year. On 22 July 2016, he moved to Girona FC, being a third-choice of the main squad while playing for farm team CF Peralada in the third division. On 1 June 2018, Cassaro agreed to a deal with CF Talavera de la Reina, still in the third division. On 26 June of the following year, after being a regular starter, he moved to fellow league team UCAM Murcia CF, but was only a second-choice behind Julio Iricibar. On 20 August 2020, Cassaro signed for Yeclano Deportivo also in the divisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelo Cassaro
Marcelo Cassaro (born August 15, 1970) is a Brazilian writer of comic books, role-playing games and the science-fiction book ''Sword of the Galaxy'' (''Espada da Galáxia''). Early career In 1985, at age 15, Cassaro became a design assistant and Inbetweening, in-between artist for animated cartoons in the Maurício de Sousa studios. In 1989, he was hired as an artist and screenwriter by Editora Abril, Abril Jovem for television shows like ''Joe Carioca'', ''Os Trapalhões'', and ''Jaspion''. Award winning writer and artist In 1999, Cassaro created with artist Erica Awano the manga book ''Holy Avenger''; it became the longest published non-child-oriented comic in Brazil. Like Japanese manga, the first three pages of each chapter were printed in color, while the remaining pages were black and white, and each issue had a two-page map showing the journey of the characters, a summary of previous events, and profiles of the main characters. But going against the standard practice of pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassaro, Sicily
Cassaro (; , locally ) is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Syracuse, in the Italiani region of Sicily. The name of Cassaro probably derives from the Latin word , meaning 'castle', 'fort' or 'military camp', 'castle', via Arabic ''qaṣr'' (). Cassaro is from Ragusa and west of the city of Siracusa. Cassaro has 859 inhabitants. History According to Barberi's ''Capibrevi'', in the Middle Ages the town belonged to the Spadafora family. Margherita Moleti Spadafora married Baron Pietro Siracusa, who belonged to one of the oldest families in the town of Noto and was also Baron of Monastero and Xiridia. The Siracusa dynasty (formerly known as ''Zaragoza'') is of Spanish origin, documented in Sicily since 1283. Members of this Family has been also the lords of Collesano, counts of Villalta and dukes of Casteldimirto. Records are in the State Archive of Palermo (''Fondo Protonotaro''). Beatrice Siracusa, the only daughter of the above-mentioned Pietro and Margherita Sira ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassaro, Palermo
The Cassaro () is the most ancient street of Palermo. From the late 16th century the street also had the name Via Toledo. Following the unification of Italy, it was officially renamed Via Vittorio Emanuele II (or Corso Vittorio Emanuele II), but the old and distinctive name is still in use. The street is rooted in the age of the foundation of Palermo by the Phoenicians. It provides access to a number of important sights, including the Palazzo dei Normanni, Royal Palace (also known as ''Palazzo dei Normanni'') and the Palermo Cathedral, Cathedral, two Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale, UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Toponymy The name "''Cassaro''" comes from the Arabic word (fortress, castle). In fact, during the era of the Emirate of Sicily, Islamic Sicily, ''Panormus'', called ''Balarm'' by the Saracens, became the island's capital and a large portion of the ancient city was widely fortified. In the Middle Ages, especially during the Islamic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Matteo Al Cassaro
The Church of San Matteo al Cassaro (; ) is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church of Palermo, region of Sicily, Italy. It is located in the main street of the city, the ancient Cassaro now Corso Vittorio Emanuele, in the quarter of the Loggia, about a block east of the Quattro Canti, within the historic centre of Palermo. The church was built between 1633 and 1664 by the will of the ''Miseremini'' confraternity, dedicated to prayers for souls in Purgatory. The building was probably designed by the architect of the Senate of Palermo, Mariano Smiriglio, but was completed by Gaspare Guercio and Carlo D'Aprile. It is decorated with many works of important Sicilian artists like Vito D'Anna, Pietro Novelli, Giacomo Serpotta, Giuseppe Testa (painter), Bartolomeo Sanseverino, Filippo Randazzo, Antonio Manno, Francesco Sozzi. The church is also connected to the palermitan legend of the Beati Paoli. Gallery File:Vito D'Anna Trionfo Anime Chiesa San Matteo Palermo.jpg, ''Triump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassar
Cassar () is a Maltese Language, Maltese surname, common both in Malta and the wider Maltese People, Maltese diaspora. It is considered part of the 14 most numerous surnames in Malta. Origin According to Maltese linguist Mario Cassar, the surname is of Arabic origin, and derives from the History of Malta#Arab period, Muslim period of Malta. It is proposed that the meaning comes from (, ). The Sicilian language, Sicilian word , which is descendant of and has a similar meaning, is a latinisation which closely resembles "Cassar". An alternative Arabic origin is from (). The Arabic voiceless pharyngeal fricative () evolved into a voiceless velar plosive () through spoken Sicilian Arabic in rural locations, resulting in the modern pronunciation. This "Sicilianisation" can also be seen in other Maltese surnames of Arabic origin, and likely occurred during the 14th and 15th centuries when Maltese Muslims were forced to latinise their surnames during the Norman invasion of Malta, Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
