Mineo (Sicilian: Minìu; Ancient Greek: Μέναιον, Μέναινον or Μεναί; Latin: Menaeum, Menaenum or Menae) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Catania, part of Sicily, Italy. It lies 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Catania, 56 kilometres (35 mi) from Ragusa, 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Gela, and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Caltagirone. It has approximately 5,600 inhabitants. It serves as the center of the cult of Saint Agrippina of Mineo.
Among the churches in the town are:
Sant'Agrippina
Santi Pietro e Paolo
Santa Maria Maggiore
It is also a site of interest since Luigi Capuana, one of Italy's most famous writers in the 19th and early 20th centuries, hailed from Mineo and was at one time the town's mayor. Mineo now houses a small library and museum dedicated to Capuana.
Known in ancient times as: Menai
Periods/Settlements: classical, hellenistic-republican, roman, roman-early-empire-late-antique, late-antique, modern
Distance between:
Rome to Mineo342 Miles / 551 Kms Milan to Mineo636 Miles / 1024 Kms Venice to Mineo580 Miles / 934 Kms
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