Sant'Oreste

Sant'Oreste is a comune (municipality) in the province o Roum in the Italian region Lazio, locatit aboot 35 km north o Roum. It stauns owerby fae the Monte Soratte, that hooses a Natural Preserve wi the same name.

Sant'Oreste
Comune
Comune di Sant'Oreste
Sant'Oreste Location o Sant'Oreste in Italy
Coordinates: 42°14′N 12°31′E
Kintra	Italy
Region	Lazio
Province	Roum (RM)
Govrenment
• Mayor	Mario Segoni
Area
• Total	44.0 km2 (17.0 sq mi)
Elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Population  (2008)[1]
• Total	3,800
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	00060
Diallin code	0761
Patron saunt	St. Edistus
Saunt day	October 12
Website	Offeecial wabsteid

History

The first mention o Sant'Oreste is made bi Benedict o Soratte (Benedetto del Soratte) in his Chronicon in 747 AD, in whilk he mentions Curtis Sancii Heristi.^[2] Ane source states that the toponym derives frae the faimily o the Aristi or Edisti. A memmer o this faimily, Saunt Orestes (Edistus, Sant'Edisto, Sant'Oreste) wis martyred for his faith aroond 68 AD. Wi linguistic transmogrification, the name wis chynged frae Sanctus Edistus tae Sanctus Heristus, Santo Resto, San Tresto, Sant'Oreste.^[2]