Quarantoli | |
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frazione of Mirandola | |
 Via Valli, Quarantoli | |
 Interactive map of Quarantoli | |
| Coordinates:44°55′19″N11°05′42″E / 44.92191°N 11.09503°E /44.92191; 11.09503 | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region |  Emilia-Romagna |
| Province | Modena |
| Municipality | Mirandola |
| Elevation | 14.1 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,059 |
| Postal code | 41037 |
| Area code | 0535 |
Quaràntoli (Quaréntul in mirandolese dialect) is afrazione ofMirandola, in theprovince of Modena. It is about 5 km from Mirandola and 35 km from the provincial capital.
In a document signed inPavia on 24 June 904, KingBerengar I, through the intercession of Bishop Peter ofReggio Emilia, donated some goods 'in loco qui dicitur Quarantula' to the Church ofModena.[1]
On 31 March 1198 the 'Manfredo's sons' and the citizens of theoppidum andcastrum of Quarantoli took the oath of citizenship to the municipality of Reggio Emilia.[1]
On 15 April 1221, CardinalUgolino d'Ostia (the futurepope Gregory IX) invested Ildeprandino de Pizo with thefief of Quarantoli: this legate was later confirmed by the papal bull of 9 June 1221 issued byPope Honorius III. In 1227 the fiefdom passed to Bernardino, nephew of Guido Padella, while the investiture of Giovanni di Azzolino Manfredi dates back to December 1251.[1]
In August 1311,Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor recognised the dominion of the Pico family over Quarantoli andSan Possidonio, which were under the jurisdiction of Reggio Emilia from 1315 to 1322.[1]
The decline of Quarantoli began in 1440-1470, when the Pico family obtained the papal institution of the parish of Mirandola and decided to build the newcathedral of St Mary in the 'new borgo' ofMirandola.
Like the whole of the Modenese lowlands and surrounding areas, Quarantoli was also badly hit by the2012 Emilia earthquake. The greatest damage was recorded in the Romanesque parish church and in the historic rural buildings (cottages and barns).
In the western part of the village stands theParish of Our Lady of the Snows, whose existence has been documented since 1044 and whose importance was comparable to theabbey of Nonantola.[2] In the 12th century the church was rebuilt byMatilde di Canossa (the date of its consecration on 15 November 1114 is carved on the altar). It was restored in the 15th century and theBaroque façade was built in 1670. In 1915, the church was enlarged. The medievalpulpit is decorated with Romanesque marble sculptures attributed to the circle ofWiligelmo (author ofModena Cathedral). The church was severely damaged in 2012 after the Emilia earthquake.
Leaving the village in the direction of Gavello and theMirandola valleys, once reached the railway subway, there is a modest house with aniche in the place of a window housing a so-called 'street crucifix', known as the Quarantoli Christ. This is a devotional terracotta work made to scale in the 19th century, according to the ancient rural tradition that the cross and the image of Christ should keep evil away.
The main activity is agriculture. The main products are apples, includingCampanino (Bell apples), pears, fodder, sugar beets, maize and wheat, but also watermelons and melons in the valleys.
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