In the Vicolo dei Zuroli there is an ancient noble palace, which previously belonged to the noble Boccapianola family and subsequently acquired, restored and enlarged by another noble Neapolitan family, that of Zurolo from which they took their name.
They converge in Via Carminiello ai Mannesi, where the archaeological excavations of San Carminiello ai Mannesi are located, from which the street takes its name.
The Greek system provided for a strictly orthogonal road scheme in which three streets, the widest (about six metres[6]) and largest, parallel to each other, called plateiai (singular: plateia), crossed the ancient urban center dividing it into four parts. Furthermore, these main streets were cut perpendicularly, from north to south, by other smaller streets (about three meters wide) called stenopoi (singular: stenopos) or more improperly cardini, which streets today constitute the alleys of the historic city center, these streets were intersected perpendicularly by stenopoi in a north-south direction, still recognizable today in streets such as: Via Atri, Vico Giganti, Via Duomo, Vico Zuroli (plural) seu Zurolo (singular) and many others.[7]
The Boccapianola family
In ancient times the place was called Boccapianoli, from the surname of the noble Boccapianola family who once lived there.[8][9][10][11][12]
In the year 1301 Giovanni Boccapianola had a noble palace built near the church of Pio Monte della Misericordia, by the architect Giacomo De Sanctis, in pure Gothic style.[13]
The Zurolo family
The noble Zurolo family then found a home there, between the 14th and 15th centuries, obtained the seat of Porta di Capuana as for the other Neapolitan noble families,[14] they then acquired the noble palace tha belong to the Boccapianola family, from this noble prosapia, structural changes and expansion.[15][16][17]
Subsequently the toponym of this place was replaced by Vico or Vicoletto dei Boccapianoli into Vico, and Vicoletto, dei Zuroli from which it took its name from the aforementioned palace rebuilt by the Zurolo family of which some exponents most representative lived there.[18][19][20][21][22]
Greco-Roman aqueduct
It is attested that a small branch of the Greco-Roman aqueduct of Naples also passed through the Vico dei Zuroli, from Via dei Tribunali to Via Forcella, making it a circuit; the water conveyed was called acqua della Bolla, because it was also called Polla from the hill that rose underground.[23]
Stories linked to the place
In 1898 Almerinda d'Ettorre, a young 25-year-old woman who lived in Vico dei Zuroli at number 2, began to have apocalyptic visions of the future of the world and then made religious prophecies, also claiming to be in direct contact with Jesus Christ, the which would have foretold her own death and resurrection, which should have occurred on August 10 of that same year.
Arriving at the fateful 10 August, nothing of what she predicted happened, nor did she perish at the hands of God. At the end of the episode, the Catholic Church defined the case of Almerinda d'Ettorre as a phenomenon of demonic possession.[24][25][26][27][28]
Archaeological excavations of San Carminiello ai Mannesi
Istituto nazionale delle assicurazioni; Detken & Rocholl (1834). Annuario Detken guida amministrativa, commerciale, industriale e professionale della città e provincia di Napoli[Detken yearbook administrative, commercial, industrial and professional guide of the city and province of Naples] (in Italian). Detken & Rocholl. pp.57, 109, 391, 405, 467, 635, 709, 742, 1066, 1130, 1208, 1222, 1227, 1242, 1245, 1371, 1311, 1399, 1426, 1431, 1446, 1508, 1552 and 1529. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
Pietro Giannone; etal. (Provincial Library, Topographical Office) (1833). Istoria civile del Regno di Napoli di Pietro Giannone con annotazioni 1[Civil history of the Kingdom of Naples by Pietro Giannone with annotations 1] (in Italian). The neighborhood of Capuana, so called, because from this district the road to Capua was taken, in addition to the main square, it embraced many other smaller streets and alleys, of which (as all those of the other three regions) for the most part took the name , or from the families who lived there, or from the Temples, or from the public buildings that were here. Thus in this neighborhood there were: the alleys of the Sun, and ray of the Sun, named after the famous Temple of Apollo, which was built here. That of Dragonario, Corneliano, Corte Torre, di S. Lorenzo ad Fontes, delle Zite, Corte Pappacavallo, Ferraro, Santi Apostoli, da' Filimarini, de' Barrili, Gurgite, Rua de' Fasanelli, Caracciolo, Boccapianola, de' Zuroli, de' Carboni, Manoccio, and Rua de' Piscicelli. Nicolò Bettoni e Comp. p.618. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
Rosario Serafino (2015). "Il complesso archeologico di Carminiello ai Mannesi"[The archaeological complex of Carminiello ai Mannesi]. Archemail (in Italian). In particular, three large straight streets, called plateie, ran east-west following the current directions of: -via Pisanelli, via Anticaglia, via SS. Apostles (upper plateia); -via S. Pietro a Maiella, via Tribunali (median plateia); -via B. Croce, v. S. Biagio dei Librai, via Vicaria Vecchia, via Forcella (lower plateia). These streets were intersected perpendicularly by stenopoi in a north-south direction, still recognizable today in streets such as: via Atri, vico Giganti, via Duomo, vico Zuroli, etc. Thanks to the perfect intersection between plateiae and stenopoi, the insulae were formed, rectangular blocks with standard dimensions of m. 180 x 35. The insulae of Carminiello ai Mannesi were delimited by the median plateia (Via Tribunali height) and the lower plateia (Via Vicaria Vecchia height) and by two stenopoi (Via Duomo and Vico Zuroli) and were divided by a further stenopos, which no longer exists today. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
Carlo De Lellis; etal. (Rispoli, Ignazio, Savio, Onofrio.) (1654). Discorsi delle famiglie nobili del Regno di Napoli del signor Carlo De Lellis. Parte prima [-terza]. Vol.1. Translated by Speeches of the noble families of the Kingdom of Naples by Mr. Carlo De Lellis. Part one [-third]. Naples (NA). pp.359 to 368. Retrieved July 13, 2024. A summary of the most important events in the history of the noble family.
Carlo De Lellis (1654). Discorsi Delle Famiglie Nobili Del Regno Di Napoli[Speeches of the Noble Families of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian). Vol.2. Naples (NA). pp.19, 21, 22 and 23. Retrieved July 13, 2024. The noble Boccapianola family previously lived in these alleys.
Biagio Aldimari (1691). "FAMIGLIE NOBILI, cap. Della Famiglia Boccapianola" [NOBLE FAMILIES, chap. Of the Boccapianola family]. Memorie historiche di diverse famiglie nobili[Historical memoirs of several noble families] (in Italian). G. Raillard. p.224. Retrieved July 21, 2024. Here mention is made of Vico de' Boccapianola, so called, for the ancient home of this family.
Gino Doria (1979). R. Ricciardi (ed.). Le strade di Napoli saggio di toponomastica storica[The streets of Naples essay on historical toponymy] (in Italian). R. Ricciardi. pp.75 and 483. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
Carlo De Lellis; Forni (1654). "Famiglia Boccapianola" [Boccapianola family]. Famiglie nobili del regno di Napoli, Volume 1[Noble families of the kingdom of Naples, Volume 1] (in Italian). Forni. p.361. Retrieved July 12, 2024. In the year 1301 Giovanni Boccapianola had a noble palace built near the church of Pio Monte della Misericordia.
Staff of LestradediNapoletani.it (August 3, 2021). "VICO DEI ZUROLI"[VICO DEI ZUROLI]. LestradediNapoletani.it (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved July 16, 2024. The toponym, which goes from Via dei Tribunali to Via Vicaria Vecchia, takes its name from Zurolo, also known in the area as Zurlo (another common form) or Zuroli (in the plural), who once lived there.
Saverio Daconto; Tip. N. De Bari (1926). Saggio storico sull'antica citta di Giovinazzo[Historical essay on the ancient city of Giovinazzo] (in Italian). Giovinazzo (BA). pp.XXXIX, 74, 86, 88 and 137. Retrieved July 12, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Gennaro Zurolo (2024). "V". Zurolo House. Origins and development of a feudal family from Southern Italy[Zurolo House. Origins and development of a feudal family from Southern Italy] (in Italian). pp.131, 132, 133 and 134. The location of the Zuroli palace is the Vico con Vicoletto, from which the toponym takes its name from the early medieval period.
Gaetano Montefuscoli (1780). "IV". Imprese ovvero Stemmi delle Famiglie italiane[Companies or coats of arms of Italian families] (in Italian). Naples (NA). p.100.
Luigi Volpicella (1648). Reame di Napoli, Patriziati e Nobiltà civiche[Kingdom of Naples, Patriciates and civic Nobilities] (in Italian). Vol.I. Naples (NA). pp.29/LXXIII.
Luigi Volpicella (1648). "IV". Reame di Napoli, Patriziati e Nobiltà civiche[Kingdom of Naples, Patriciates and civic Nobilities] (in Italian). pp.100/XXXIII.
Luigi Cangiano (1843). typography of L'Aquila by V. Puzziello (ed.). Su le acque pubbliche potabili della citta di Napoli e de' modi di aumentarle memoria di Luigi Cangiano[On the public drinking waters of the city of Naples and the ways of increasing them, memory of Luigi Cangiano] (in Italian). The aforementioned aqueduct enters Naples passing under the second tower which remains in the ditches. Sant'Anna a Capuana, in which site the water corresponds to the height from sea level of 50 palms, passes for a stretch under the monastery of S Caterina a Fornello, and I continue underneath the Capuana road, where it splits in two. Then one branch runs under the Largo della Vicaria road, and the other, passing under the Courts building, joins with the first in the site that corresponds in front of the entrance door of said building. The path of the aforementioned aqueduct continues, traveling towards the left side of the Strada dei Tribunali up to Vico dei Zuroli, where it turns and below the same vico reaches Strada Forcella. [pagg. 12, 13 and 14] The aforementioned main aqueduct, from Porta Capuana to its end, has various ducts and branches on its sides, of which the main ones are: Il formaletto de' Cuoci and Marinella, that of S. Caterina a Formello and the mills, that of Cape-della Vicaria, that of Maddalena, that of Matarazzi and that of Scapilata: these six branches correspond to the left side of the aqueduct from Porta Capuana to Vico della Pace . On the straight side of the aqueduct under the Vico dei Zuroli there is another branch called Ramo d'Arco. [pag. 15]. typography of L'Aquila by V. Puzziello. pp.12, 13, 14 and 15. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
grandenapoli; Annunziata Buggio (April 18, 2017). Valeria Mucerino, Mutart srl – Amm. unico Sergio Noviello, sezione, sezione di ARTE E CULTURA (ed.). "Almelinda d'Ettorre: la veggente napoletana di vico dei Zuroli"[Almelinda d'Ettorre: the Neapolitan visionary from Vico dei Zuroli]. grandenapoli (in Italian). Retrieved July 19, 2024. The entire story of the visionary Armelinda d'Ettorre who lived in Vico, and Vicoletto, of the Zuroli, later declared by the Catholic Church as a case of mass hysteria.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
L. S. Olschki, ed. (1995). Biblioteca dell'"Archivum romanicum." Storia, letteratura, paleografia · Volumi 264-265[Library of the "Archivum romanicum." History, literature, paleography · Volumes 264-265] (in Italian). The story of the visionary who lived in Vicolo degli Zuroli, cited by Mario Giobbe, in the newspaper article La farce di vico Zuroli, in the Corriere di Napoli, published on 6 August 1898. L. S. Olschki. ISBN9788822243652. Retrieved July 11, 2024.
Mario Giobbe (August 6, 1898). "La farsa di vico Zuroli" [The farce of Vico Zuroli]. Corriere di Napoli. The article talks about the case of the false seer of Vico, and Vicoletto, of the Zuroli.
Salvatore Di Giacomo; R. Marrone (1995). "Il Fatto del Vico Zuroli" [The Vico Zuroli Fact]. In R. Marrone (ed.). Napoli: figure e paesi. Luci e ombre napoletane[Naples: figures and countries. Neapolitan lights and shadows] (in Italian). Rome (RM): Grandi Tascabili Economici Newton. p.96. ISBN9788879839792.
Gabriella Monaco; Francesca Esposito (June 22, 2020). "Le strade di Napoli – Vico dei Zuroli-Stylo24 vi accompagna nelle strade e tra i quartieri più caratteristici della città – Almerinda d'Ettorre, la veggente di Forcella"[The streets of Naples - Vico dei Zuroli-Stylo24 takes you through the streets and among the most characteristic neighborhoods of the city - Almerinda d'Ettorre, the visionary of Forcella]. STYLO24-GIORNALE D'INCHIESTA (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved July 20, 2024. In the heart of Naples, precisely in the Forcella district, stands Vico dei Zuroli, a very well-known street, but this fame is not associated with the noble family from which it takes its name, but rather with an episode that occurred at the end of the 19th century.
Luigi Volpicella (1648). Reame di Napoli, Patriziati e Nobiltà civiche[Kingdom of Naples, Patriciates and civic Nobilities] (in Italian). Vol.II. Naples (NA). pp.29/LXXIII.
Luigi Volpicella (1648). Reame di Napoli, Patriziati e Nobiltà civiche[Kingdom of Naples, Patriciates and civic Nobilities] (in Italian). Vol.IV. Naples (NA). pp.100/XXXIII.
Gaetano Montefuscoli (1780). "IV". Imprese ovvero Stemmi delle Famiglie italiane[Companies or coats of arms of Italian families] (in Italian). Naples (NA). p.100.
Gino Doria (1979). R. Ricciardi (ed.). Le strade di Napoli saggio di toponomastica storica[The streets of Naples essay on historical toponymy] (in Italian). R. Ricciardi. pp.75 and 483. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
Salvatore Di Giacomo; R. Marrone (1995). "Il Fatto del Vico Zuroli" [The Vico Zuroli Fact]. In R. Marrone (ed.). Napoli: figure e paesi. Luci e ombre napoletane[Naples: figures and countries. Neapolitan lights and shadows] (in Italian). Rome (RM): Grandi Tascabili Economici Newton. p.96. ISBN9788879839792. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
Gennaro Zurolo (2024). "V". Casata Zurolo. Origini e sviluppo di una famiglia feudale del Meridione d'Italia[Zurolo House. Origins and development of a feudal family from Southern Italy] (in Italian). pp.131, 132, 133 and 134.
Carlo De Lellis (1654). Discorsi Delle Famiglie Nobili Del Regno Di Napoli[Speeches of the Noble Families of the Kingdom of Naples] (in Italian). Vol.2. Naples (NA): Savio. pp.19, 21, 22 and 23. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
Carlo De Lellis (1654). "Famiglia Boccapianola" [Boccapianola family]. Famiglie nobili del regno di Napoli[Noble families of the kingdom of Naples] (in Italian). Vol.1. Forni. p.361. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
Biagio Aldimari (1691). "FAMIGLIE NOBILI, cap. Della Famiglia Boccapianola" [NOBLE FAMILIES, chap. Of the Boccapianola family]. Memorie historiche di diverse famiglie nobili[Historical memoirs of several noble families] (in Italian). G. Raillard. p.224. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
Pietro Giannone; etal. (Provincial Library, Topographical Office) (1833). Istoria civile del Regno di Napoli di Pietro Giannone con annotazioni 1[Civil history of the Kingdom of Naples by Pietro Giannone with annotations 1] (in Italian). Nicolò Bettoni e Comp. p.618. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
Miscellanea Napoletana (2021). Miscellanea Napoletana[Neapolitan miscellany] (in Italian). Edizioni Finoia. p.137. ISBN9788832180091. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
Yearbooks and essays
Istituto nazionale delle assicurazioni (1834). Detken & Rocholl (ed.). Annuario Detken guida amministrativa, commerciale, industriale e professionale della città e provincia di Napoli[Detken yearbook administrative, commercial, industrial and professional guide of the city and province of Naples] (in Italian). Detken & Rocholl. pp.57, 109, 391, 405, 467, 635, 709, 742, 1066, 1130, 1208, 1222, 1227, 1242, 1245, 1371, 1311, 1399, 1426, 1431, 1446, 1508, 1552 and 1529. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
Newspaper articles
Mario Giobbe (August 6, 1898). "La farsa di Vico Zuroli" [The farce of Vico Zuroli]. Corriere di Napoli. The article talks about the case of the false seer of Vico, and Vicoletto, of the Zuroli.
Staff of LestradediNapoletani.it (3 August 2021). "VICO DEI ZUROLI"[VICO DEI ZUROLI]. LestradediNapoletani.it (in Italian). Naples (NA). Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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