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The BAT Province celebrated Republic Day with the traditional ceremony of awarding the Honors of Merit of the Italian Republic, granted by President Sergio Mattarella. There are 20 citizens of the sixth province of Puglia who have been awarded and who come from all over the territory. The ceremony was held inside the Curci Theater in Barletta, the last stage of a festive Sunday that began in the morning, in Andria, with the laying of the Crown in honor of the fallen of all wars. The national anthem was performed on the “Curci” stage by the wind orchestra of the students of the “Casardi” Music High School in Barletta. Then the reading of the message from the President of the Republic by the BAT Prefect Silvana D’Agostino. Its first Republic Day in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani.
Finally, the delivery of the Honors of Merit of the Italian Republic: four assigned to citizens of Barletta, six to Trani, one for Andria, three for citizens of Bisceglie, two for Canosa di Puglia and Minervino Murge, one for Margherita di Savoia and Trinitapoli.
Below are the names of the honored citizens:
Grand Officer Maria Sterpeta Mennuni (Barletta), currently retired nurse
Knight Dario Savino Doronzo (Barletta), trumpet teacher
Knight Giuseppe Rizzi (Barletta), Firefighter
Cavaliere Leonardo Santo (Barletta), medical director, director of the Rheumatology Simple Operational Unit at the ASL Bt
Officer Riccardo Di Matteo (Andria), Honorary Consul of the Czech Republic in Puglia
Officer Francesco Dell’Orco (Trani), First Marshal of the Navy, Port Authority Corps
Cavaliere Emanuele Di Mango (Trani), official of the Monopoli Customs Agency
Cavaliere Sabino Falco (Trani), doctor
Knight Domenico Miccoli (Trani), Senior Commissioner of the Local Police of Trani
Knight Francesco Monterisi (Trani), entrepreneur
Knight Roberto Monterisi (Trani), entrepreneur
Knight Carlo Amoruso (Bisceglie), Senior Inspector of the Local Police of Bisceglie
Cavaliere Michele Pugliese (Bisceglie), entrepreneur
Knight Gaetano Sciascia (Bisceglie), retired employee of the Municipality of Bisceglie
Knight Giovanni Guida (Canosa di Puglia), retired First Marshal Lieutenant of the Italian Army
Knight Leonardo Zellino (Canosa di Puglia), journalist
Knight Pietro Lamonaca (Margherita of Savoy), Lieutenant of the Financial Police
Knight Nicola D’Avenia (Minervino Murge), Commander of the Local Police of San Giustino
Knight Michele Terlizzi (Minervino Murge), professional healthcare collaborator
The honor of Cavaliere Alberto Zanetta (Trinitapoli), Colonel of the Italian Army
