Laurino

Laurino, whose name derives from the Latin laurus (laurel), originated in the pre-Christian era. His fates were linked to those of Rome, both in the republican and in the imperial period; later it was dominated by the barbarians. The first information on the town dates back to 932, in a document in which it is written that Count Guido, son of Guaimario I, Prince of Salerno, grants a certain Bear a house with an adjoining garden near the Castellum de Lauri. Various parchments, dated between 1079 and 1381, give information about the castle of Laurino and some lands that were located near the Church of S. Simeone. The fief of Laurino, then, in 1273 passed to the Sanseverino family, who kept it for many years. In 1315 Giacomo Sanseverino founded the Convent of S. Antonio; in 1441 Americo Sanseverino defined the boundaries of the "State of Laurino", granting the population various rights on some lands. In 1553 Laurino was purchased with 11,300 ducats by Fabio Carafa, remaining in his possession until 1704, when Vittorio Carafa was succeeded by his nephew Giuseppe Spinelli. The Spinellis held the fiefdom until feudalism was abolished, after which it came under the dominion of the Barbarians of Naples. The celebrations in honor of the virgin anchorite Elena Consalvo take place three times a year in Laurino, who was born here in the 6th century.

Laurino, whose name derives from the Latin laurus (laurel), originated in the pre-Christian era. His fates were linked to those of Rome, both in the republican and in the imperial period; later it was dominated by the barbarians. The first information on the town dates back to 932, in a document in which it is written that Count Guido, son of Guaimario I, Prince of Salerno, grants a certain Bear a house with an adjoining garden near the Castellum de Lauri. Various parchments, dated between 1079 and 1381, give information about the castle of Laurino and some lands that were located near the Church of S. Simeone. The fief of Laurino, then, in 1273 passed to the Sanseverino family, who kept it for many years. In 1315 Giacomo Sanseverino founded the Convent of S. Antonio; in 1441 Americo Sanseverino defined the boundaries of the "State of Laurino", granting the population various rights on some lands. In 1553 Laurino was purchased with 11,300 ducats by Fabio Carafa, remaining in his possession until 1704, when Vittorio Carafa was succeeded by his nephew Giuseppe Spinelli. The Spinellis held the fiefdom until feudalism was abolished, after which it came under the dominion of the Barbarians of Naples. The celebrations in honor of the virgin anchorite Elena Consalvo take place three times a year in Laurino, who was born here in the 6th century.