A Sunday in Soveria Mannelli Photo Gallery by George G. Chiodo at pbase.com

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	An second floor balcony in Soveria Mannelli	My grandmother's sister, Rosina, once lived in the left side of this building	DSCF2311-ps.jpg	St. John the Baptist in Soveria Mannelli	The street leading to my father's house
My father's house is next to last on the right	The brown door is to my father's house	My father's house is the second one in from the left	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 is my grandmother's kitchen with 21st Century furnishings	Backyard view from my father's house (2340)	Backyard view from my father's house (2347)	Backyard view from my father's house (2352)	Backyard view from my father's house - pano	The view from my father's house towards the church
St. John the Baptist (2360)	St. John the Baptist (2361)	St. John the Baptist (2363)	St. John the Baptist (2364)	An altar boy - my father was an altar boy in this church	St. John the Baptist (2370)
Salvatore & his grandson - he was once mayor of Soveria	St. John the Baptist (2378)	St. John the Baptist (2381)	I climbed up to the bell tower	Bell Tower View (2390)	Bell Tower View (2391)
Bell Tower View (2392)	St. John the Baptist (2395)	St. John the Baptist (2396)	St. John the Baptist (2397)	St. John the Baptist (2398)	St. John the Baptist (2401)
St. John the Baptist (2402)	Outside St. John the Baptist (2404)	Outside St. John the Baptist (2406)	A piazza near the church - notice the tilted facade!	A building near the piazza	Soveria Graffiti
Tiriolo (2412)	Tiriolo (2415)	Family Dinner at Restaurant Due Mari in Tiriolo (2416)	Family Dinner at Restaurant Due Mari in Tiriolo (2425)	Family Dinner at Restaurant Due Mari in Tiriolo (2427)	Family Dinner at Restaurant Due Mari in Tiriolo (2428)
Tiriolo (2462)	Tiriolo (2466)	Tiriolo (2472)	Sign to Soveria Mannelli	Lanificio Leo - the oldest textile manufacturer in Calabria	Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2490)
Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2491)	Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2492)	The 90-something year-old owner of Lanificio Leo (2494)	Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2496)	The vintage machines in Lanificio Leo (2497)	The vintage machines in Lanificio Leo (2498)
The 90-something year-old owner of Lanificio Leo (2499)	Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2514)	The vintage machines in Lanificio Leo (2521)	Lanificio Leo Fabrics (2522)	Gelato T-shirt	The 90-something year-old owner of Lanificio Leo (2525)
My Father's House (2527)	My Father's House (2529)	My Father's House (2536)	My Father's Street in 2015 - Sepia	My Father's Street in 2015 - Color	A Soveria Street
The lower piazza in Soveria Mannelli	Relaxing at my Godmother Maria's home in Soveria Mannelli

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Kent Dellaire		09-Oct-2023 04:46
Looks like a nice day spent in the village. You have my vote.

George G. Chiodo		28-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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