Arbëreshë people

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The Arbëreshë people are an Albanian ethnic minority in Italy, known for preserving their medieval Albanian language, Byzantine religious traditions, and distinct cultural identity over centuries.

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How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Albanian diaspora community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedHistoricalFigure Skanderbeg ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
culturalHeritage Byzantine liturgical tradition ⓘ
medieval Albanian customs ⓘ
oral epic poetry ⓘ
polyphonic folk music ⓘ
traditional Arbëreshë costumes ⓘ
culturalIdentity distinct from both Italians and Albanians in Albania ⓘ
diasporaFrom Albania ⓘ
Epirus ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Italy ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Albanians ⓘ
ethnonymInAlbanian Arbëreshë ⓘ
linked to: Arbëresh
ethnonymInItalian Italo-Albanesi ⓘ
heritageProtection protected by Italian law on historical linguistic minorities ⓘ
historicalOriginPeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
languageBranch Albanian language ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-European languages ⓘ
languageVarietyOf Albanian language ⓘ
legalStatusInItaly historical linguistic minority ⓘ
maintainsTraditionsFrom medieval Albania ⓘ
majorMigrationWave 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
migrationCause Ottoman conquest of Albania ⓘ
nativeLanguage Arbëresh ⓘ
notableCulturalElement Arbëreshë iconography ⓘ
Arbëreshë religious chants ⓘ
Arbëreshë wedding rituals ⓘ
primaryRegionsInItaly Abruzzo ⓘ
Apulia ⓘ
Basilicata ⓘ
Calabria ⓘ
Campania ⓘ
Molise ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
recognizedAsMinorityIn Italy ⓘ
religion Byzantine Rite Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine Rite

Eastern Catholicism ⓘ
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church ⓘ
religiousAffiliationMajority Catholic Church ⓘ
rite Byzantine Rite ⓘ
selfIdentification Arbëreshë ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
settledPrimarilyIn southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
traditionalReligionName Kisha Arbëreshe ⓘ
usesScript Greek alphabet ⓘ
Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Italo-Albanian Catholic Church → hasEthnicRoot → Arbëreshë people ⓘ
Arvanites → relatedGroup → Arbëreshë of Italy ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Arbëreshë people → selfIdentification → Arbëreshë ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Lungro → ethnicCommunity → Arbëreshë people ⓘ
Lungro → hasEthnicGroup → Arbëreshë community ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Lungro → belongsTo → Arbëreshë settlements in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi → ethnicCommunity → Arbëreshë ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi → partOf → Arbëreshë communities in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Piana degli Albanesi → hasCulturalHeritage → Arbëreshë music ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
San Marzano di San Giuseppe → hasCulturalHeritage → Arbëreshë ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
San Marzano di San Giuseppe → ethnicCommunity → Arbëreshë people ⓘ
Kisha Arbëreshe → servesEthnicCommunity → Arbëreshë people ⓘ
Arbëreshë culture in Calabria → preserves → Arbëreshë Easter rituals ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Pianoti → ethnicSubgroupOf → Arbëreshë people ⓘ
Pianoti → ethnolinguisticGroup → Albanian-speaking Italians ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
San Demetrio Corone → isPartOf → Arbëreshë communities in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people
Frascineto → partOf → Arbëreshë communities in Italy ⓘ
linked to: Arbëreshë people