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CANOSSA

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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 204 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CANOSSA  , a ruined

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castle, 1890 ft. above
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sea-level, in
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Emilia,
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Italy, 12 m . S.W. of Reggio Emilia, commanding a
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fine view of the
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Apennines . It belonged to the countess
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Matilda of
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Tuscany (d . 1115), and is famous as the
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scene of the
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penance performed by the
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emperor
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Henry IV. before
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Pope
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Gregory VII. in 1077 . The castle was destroyed by the inhabitants of Reggio in 1255 .

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