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Cittΰ Antica in Verona in Provincia di Verona, Venetia, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
 

Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana

 
 
Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
1. Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker
Inscription.  
Italian:
Soldato di tutte le prove, Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco piω volte abbandonς per la guerra la pace di questa casa, ove ebbe compagna di cospirazioni, persecuzioni e ardimenti la cognata Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana.

Nobili ambedue nel nome, nel sangue, nel martirio delle carceri austriache.

23 giugno 1814 – 12 febbraio 1903
17 dicembre 1824 – 15 aprile 1894

English Translation:
Soldier tested in every trial, Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco repeatedly left the peace of this house for war, where he had as his companion in conspiracies, persecutions, and daring deeds his sister-in-law, Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana.

Both were noble in name, in blood, and in the martyrdom of the Austrian prisons.

23 June 1814 – 12 February 1903
17 December 1824 – 15 April 1894
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Wars, Non-US.
 
Location. 45° 26.665′ N, 10° 59.787′ E. Memorial is in Verona, Veneto (Venetia), in Provincia di Verona. It is
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in Cittΰ Antica. It is at the intersection of Via Francesco Emilei and Vicolo S. Benedetto, on the left when traveling west on Via Francesco Emilei. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9 Via Francesco Emilei, Verona, Veneto 37121, Italy. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Restoration of the Tower Clock (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Orologio a Campana / Bell Clock (about 90 meters away); Torre del Gardello (secoli XIII-XIV) / Tower of Gardello (13th–14th centuries) (about 90 meters away); Guglielmo Guarienti (about 120 meters away); Palazzo del Governo, giΰ Reggia Scaligera (secolo XIV) (about 180 meters away); Torre dei Lamberti / Lamberti Tower (about 180 meters away); Dante Alighieri a Verona: il Paradiso dedicato a Cangrande della Scala (about 180 meters away); Chiesa di San Giovanni in Foro (secoli X–XII) / Church of San Giovanni in Foro (10th–12th centuries) (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Verona.
 
Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
2. Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker
The view of the marker looking toward the east.
Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, June 11, 2025
3. Giuseppe Catterinetti Franco and Marianna Catterinetti Franco Fontana Marker
The view of the marker looking toward the west.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on February 18, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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