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A Sunday in Soveria Mannelli

On Sunday, May 24, 2015, we were driven to Soveria Mannelli from our hotel in nearby Decollatura
by my Godmother's daughter, Irene. We spent some time on the street where my father was born
and actually got into the house, which is now renovated to 21st Century standards.
We then attended Mass in the church where my father once was an altar boy.

We then attended a family dinner hosted at a restaurant by my 80-year-old Godmother.
Afterwards, we returned to Soveria to visit a textile factory to make some purchases of
authentic Calabria fabrics and products.

Finally, I paid another visit to my father's street and walked around town for a brief time before
returning to my Godmother's home for more conversation.
My father was born in Soveria Mannelli on January 8, 1914. He came to America in 1931 and never returned to Italy. He died in 1973.

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A Sunday Market in Soveria Mannelli
A Sunday Market in Soveria Mannelli		 An second floor balcony in Soveria Mannelli
An second floor balcony in Soveria Mannelli		 My grandmother's sister, Rosina, once lived in the left side of this building
My grandmother's sister, Rosina, once lived in the left side of this building		 DSCF2311-ps.jpg
DSCF2311-ps.jpg		 St. John the Baptist in Soveria Mannelli
St. John the Baptist in Soveria Mannelli		 The street leading to my father's house
The street leading to my father's house
My father's house is next to last on the right
My father's house is next to last on the right		 The brown door is to my father's house
The brown door is to my father's house		 My father's house is the second one in from the left
My father's house is the second one in from the left		 Outside my father's front door
Outside my father's front door		 This older resident claimed my father's family once lived in this house
This older resident claimed my father's family once lived in this house		 This older resident claimed my father's family once lived in this house
This older resident claimed my father's family once lived in this house
This is my grandmother's kitchen with 21st Century furnishings
This is my grandmother's kitchen with 21st Century furnishings		 Backyard view from my father's house (2340)
Backyard view from my father's house (2340)		 Backyard view from my father's house (2347)
Backyard view from my father's house (2347)		 Backyard view from my father's house (2352)
Backyard view from my father's house (2352)		 Backyard view from my father's house - pano
Backyard view from my father's house - pano		 The view from my father's house towards the church
The view from my father's house towards the church
St. John the Baptist (2360)
St. John the Baptist (2360)		 St. John the Baptist (2361)
St. John the Baptist (2361)		 St. John the Baptist (2363)
St. John the Baptist (2363)		 St. John the Baptist (2364)
St. John the Baptist (2364)		 An altar boy - my father was an altar boy in this church
An altar boy - my father was an altar boy in this church		 St. John the Baptist (2370)
St. John the Baptist (2370)
Salvatore & his grandson - he was once mayor of Soveria
Salvatore & his grandson - he was once mayor of Soveria		 St. John the Baptist (2378)
St. John the Baptist (2378)		 St. John the Baptist (2381)
St. John the Baptist (2381)		 I climbed up to the bell tower
I climbed up to the bell tower		 Bell Tower View (2390)
Bell Tower View (2390)		 Bell Tower View (2391)
Bell Tower View (2391)
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Kent Dellaire09-Oct-2023 04:46
Looks like a nice day spent in the village. You have my vote.
George G. Chiodo28-Mar-2017 01:08
Thank you for commenting, Bog DeBlasi! It's wonderful to be in contact with another person with roots in Soveria! Many people have told me that Sirianni and Chiodo are very common names in Soveria. As someone once said, they are like Smith and Jones! My father who was born in 1914 had a childhood friend named Antonio Sirianni, who I met during my first visit to Soveria in 1975. My father died in 1973, I hope that some day you will be able to visit Soveria. My wife and I hope to return again, perhaps in 2018 or 2019. Please feel free to stay in touch and contact me at my email: ghchiodophotography@yahoo.com
Bob DeBlasi 27-Mar-2017 15:57
As someone whose ancestors came from Soveria Mannelli, I want to thank you for posting your photos. My Great Grandmother (Maria Teresa Sirianni) and her brothers came here in the late 1800's and early 1900's and settled in Windber, PA, New Jersey and Chicago, IL.
I dream of going to Soveria Mannelli and completing my family history there. Bob DeBlasi deblbe@msn.com
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