| Pusiano Püsian (Lombard) | |
|---|---|
| Comune | |
| Comune di Pusiano | |
.jpeg) Panorama of the Lake of Pusiano | |
| Location of Pusiano | |
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| Coordinates: 45°49′N 9°17′E / 45.817°N 9.283°E / 45.817; 9.283 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Province of Como (CO) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 km (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,225 |
| • Density | 380/km (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22030 |
| Dialing code | 031 |
Pusiano (Brianzöö: Püsian [pyˈzjãː]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Como, in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Milan, and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,225, and an area of 3.2 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi).
Pusiano borders the following municipalities: Canzo, Cesana Brianza, Eupilio.
Demographic evolution
19th-century Pusiano millennial cult
In the 19th century, Pusiano became known for a small millennial cult founded by Angela Isacchi (1827-1895) and her sister Teresa (1833-1890). The “prophetesses of Pusiano” proclaimed in the 1850s that the messages they were allegedly receiving from God (the “Holy Word”) were the third testament of the divine revelation, and that the Papal States and the Austrian Empire would both disappear if they would not officially recognize the new revelation. The Isacchi sisters were supported by some local priests in Pusiano, while cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari in Milan and the Vatican regarded them as just mentally disturbed. The last remnants of the cult disappeared in the 1930s.
Twin towns
Pusiano is twinned with:
Magyarszék, Hungary
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ Rai, Eleonora (2019). "Prophecies, eschatology, and the fall of the Pope: The Prophetesses of Pusiano and the crisis of the Roman Church (19th century)". Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni. 85 (2): 709–723.
- Molteni, Giancarlo (2009). Il Giardino Della Santa Parola. I segreti di Angela e Teresa Isacchi. Oggiono: Catteneo Paolo Grafiche.
- Rai, Eleonora (2013). La Santa Parola. Le veggenti di Pusiano e i loro seguaci. Milan: Edizioni Biblioteca Francescana. ISBN 978-88-7962-201-1.