San Potito
San Potito may refer to: People * Saint Potitus, a Bulgarian Catholic saint Places (Italy) * San Potito Sannitico, a municipality in the Province of Caserta *San Potito Ultra, a municipality in the Province of Avellino * San Potito (Campotosto), a civil parish of Campotosto, in the province of L'Aquila * San Potito (Lugo), a civil parish of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population ...

Saint Potitus
Potitus (died around 160) was an early Christian martyr, venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church on 14 January (or 13 January in the pre-2003 Roman Martyrology). Life He was born in Sardica (now Sofia, capital of Bulgaria) in the Roman province of Thracia (established in 107 after the Second Dacian War and later renamed Dacia Inferior). He converted to Christianity and was martyred while still a teenager during the reign of Antoninus Pius. His hagiography states that he came from a very rich pagan family and attributes many miracles to him, especially the curing of the madness of Antoninus Pius' daughter Agnes, which is described in a 9th-century ''Passio Sancti Potiti''. He refused to renounce Christianity and so was thrown to the lions, but they refused to attack and so he was instead thrown into boiling oil, but emerged unharmed. He was therefore pierced with a sword. Veneration He is the main patron saint of Tricarico and its diocese ...
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San Potito Sannitico
San Potito Sannitico is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania, located about north of Naples and about north of Caserta. History During World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., it escaped damage from bombing or ground fighting: it had been used as a mustering base for the British 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, who were joined there on 28 March 1944 by 'S' Company Scots Guards. These units were in the town of Cassino when the German army withdrew on 17–18 May. In the battle of Monte Piccolo on 27 May 1944, 'S' Company and the 2nd Coldstreams suffered heavy casualties clearing the defending 14 Kompanie, 4th Regiment of the German 1st Parachute Division from the hill so that Route 6 could be opened up ...
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San Potito Ultra
San Potito Ultra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Avellino, Campania, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical .... References Cities and towns in Campania {{Campania-geo-stub ...
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San Potito (Campotosto)
San Potito may refer to: People * Saint Potitus, a Bulgarian Catholic saint Places (Italy) *San Potito Sannitico, a municipality in the Province of Caserta *San Potito Ultra, a municipality in the Province of Avellino * San Potito (Campotosto), a civil parish of Campotosto, in the province of L'Aquila * San Potito (Lugo), a civil parish of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population ...

Campotosto
Campotosto ( Sabino: ') is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila, in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Olympian Mariano Antonelli was born here. Geography Campotosto is located in the northern part of the province of L'Aquila, south of the border with Lazio, and west of the province of Teramo. It is located in Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The town has become famous in Italy for its lake, which is the biggest Italian man-made lake. Accessibility The town is served by Italian State Highway 80, a trunk road that connects L'Aquila with Giulianova ( TE). There are also secondary roads that connect Campotosto with Amatrice, Montereale, Aringo and Capitignano. Climate The town has a typical Alpine climate Alpine climate is the typical weather ( climate) for elevations above the tree line, where trees fail to grow due to cold. This climate is also referred to as a mountain climate or highland climate. Definition There are multiple definitions ...
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San Potito (Lugo)
San Potito may refer to: People * Saint Potitus, a Bulgarian Catholic saint Places (Italy) *San Potito Sannitico, a municipality in the Province of Caserta *San Potito Ultra, a municipality in the Province of Avellino *San Potito (Campotosto), a civil parish of Campotosto, in the province of L'Aquila * San Potito (Lugo), a civil parish of Lugo Lugo (, ; la, Lucus Augusti) is a city in northwestern Spain in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. It is the capital of the Lugo (province), province of Lugo. The municipality had a population ...