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- proper noun A province of
Molise ,Italy . - proper noun A town, the capital of Isernia.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The passage of the Piedmontese troops over the Abruzzi mountains was opposed both by a division of the Bourbon army and by armed peasants, who burnt a man alive at a place called Isernia; but their advance was not long delayed.
The Liberation of Italy Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco 1891
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Eventually, he was shipped to the small town of Isernia, about 110 miles southeast of Rome.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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He languished there for nearly fifteen months until January 9, 1942, when he and all the other Jews of Isernia were shipped to Ferramonti in the southern province of Calabria.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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He languished there for nearly fifteen months until January 9, 1942, when he and all the other Jews of Isernia were shipped to Ferramonti in the southern province of Calabria.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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Eventually, he was shipped to the small town of Isernia, about 110 miles southeast of Rome.
Crossing Mandelbaum Gate Kai Bird 2010
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In 1032 the Diocese of Venafro (formerly the seat of Roman country residences), which had its own bishops from the fifth century, was united to Isernia, and in 1230 it was again separated.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Carovilli, increased by the waters of the Cavaliere, on the banks of which stands Isernia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Isernia was the jurisconsult, Andrea d'Isernia (Rampini), professor at the University of Naples (1230 – 1316); St. Peter Celestine also was of Isernia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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According to tradition the Faith was preached at Isernia by St. Photinus, a disciple of St. Peter.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Touching Isernia, there was evidence and to spare that he was dangerous, and so Isernia fell on the morrow to an assassin's sword as he was in the very act of leaving the
The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series Rafael Sabatini 1912
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