Monte Compatri () is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy region of Lazio, located about southeast of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is one of the Castelli Romani.
History
Monte Compatri has been identified with the ancient
Labicum, a colony of
Alba Longa. In the Middle Ages it was a fief of the Counts of
Tusculum, then of the
Annibaldi, the
Altemps and the
Borghese.
Main sights
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Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (1630–33), erected by will of Scipione Borghese. The campanile is the former communal tower. The façade was designed by Carlo Rainaldi
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Palazzo Borghese, the current town hall
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Gabii
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San Silvestro monastery
People
Twin cities
Statesboro, Georgia, US
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