4 May 2022 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General , Museums, Exhibitions
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Canossa Castle on a cold winter night © Giorgio Galeotti/cc-by-4.0
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Canossa is a
comune and castle town in the
Province of Reggio Emilia ,
Emilia-Romagna , northern
Italy . It is where
Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077 and stood three days bare-headed in the snow to reverse his
excommunication by
Pope Gregory VII . The
Walk to Canossa is sometimes used as a symbol of the changing relationship between the medieval
Church and
State .
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23 October 2012 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General
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Panorama of Reggio nell’Emilia © Paolo Picciati
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Reggio Emilia is an affluent city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has about 170,000 inhabitants and is the main comune (municipality) of the
Province of Reggio Emilia .
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