Limosano is a ''

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'' (municipality) and Latin

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in the

Province of Campobasso The province of Campobasso (; ) is a Provinces of Italy, province in the Molise region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Campobasso. It covers an area of and has a total population of 223,871 (2017). There are 84 ''comuni'' (: ''comune'') in ...

in the southern

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region

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

, located about northwest of

Campobasso Campobasso (, ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in southern Italy, the capital of the region of Molise and of the province of Campobasso. It is located in the high basin of the Biferno river, surrounded by Sannio and Matese mountains. Campobas ...

. Limosano borders the following municipalities:

Castropignano Castropignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso. It is home to a medieval castle, the ''Castello d'Evoli'', built in the mid-fourteenth century, perhap ...

Fossalto Fossalto is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso. Fossalto borders the following municipalities: Castropignano, Limosano, Pietracupa, Salcito, Sant'Angelo ...

Lucito Lucito is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about north of Campobasso. Lucito borders the following municipalities: Castelbottaccio, Castellino del Biferno, Civitacampomarano, Limosa ...

, Montagano, Petrella Tifernina, Ripalimosani,

Sant'Angelo Limosano Sant'Angelo Limosano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about northwest of Campobasso. As of 31 December 2024, it had a population of 301 and an area of .All demographics and other st ...

. The village is a medieval town located on a

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hill.

History

The town originated in the early Middle Ages around a Lombard castle. From the mid-19th century through to the mid-20th century thousands emigrated from Limosano to Canada and the United States. A large proportion of the descendants of Limosano, once counting some 3,000 inhabitants, now live in

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and the St. Catharines Niagara region of Ontario, Canada.

Titular see

Limosano was established as a titular see of the Catholic Church on 5 February 2018. *Titular archbishop Henryk Jagodziński (3 May 2020 – present)

References

Cities and towns in Molise {{Molise-geo-stub