Articles for an online Italian magazine, for the Ligurian region, were written by Enrico Pelos. We thank him for his interest in the Cereghino family and for all his support. Visit his website. Some text is translated into English and there are other great links.

~pelos/cereghino

Favale, Italy Geographical Area (Favale di Malvaro)

altitude: 300 meters above sea level surface:1.668 km2 inhabitants: 563 Fractions of Favale di Malvaro (alphebetic order) Acereto mt. 350 a.s.l. Alvari mt.457 Arena mt. 760 (composed of upper and the lower side) Canavissolo mt. 602 Casottano mt. 363 Castello mt. 422 Collo mt. 673 Ortigaro mt. 250 Malvaro mt. 375 Montà mt. 360 Monteghirfo mt. 446 Piano mt. 366 Piano di Malvaro a mt. 280 Priagna mt. 340 Rocca mt. 376 Scoglio mt. 360

Favale di Malvaro, Genova, Italy is a town of rural houses on a mountain slope dating back to the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century. In the community of Favale between 1848 and the end of the century, the Cereghino families (nicknamed Scialin) of the hamlet Castello, became followers of the Waldensian Church. The Cereghino wandering minstrels were well known. The Waldensian community of Favale constructed a building which housed their church and school.. They also built a cemetery in Castello which is still existent even though it has been abandoned.  The old church has been transformed, or renovated, into a restaurant and private dwelling. Il mio Paese Padre Celso da Favale This book is a must for anyone having Favale ancestors even though it is written in Italian. It is over 400 pages and has wonderful full color photographs. The book covers information from the years 1100 - 2000. The book mentions individuals of ALL surnames. Your ancestor might be listed somewhere in this book and it might be just the link you were looking for. It has an index (indice) at the end of the book, but it actually is a table of contents. There is no index listing people with pages where they are listed. I was so excited when I received this book and I've only has a short time to look it over. I've included some of the surnames I noticed in the book. If the surname you are looking for isn't listed don't worry. I only have briefly reviewed the book. Cereghino, Boitano, Cordano, Pezzolo, Segale, Consiglieri, Vitale, DeMartini, Mangini, Ferretti, DeBenedetti, Topiano, Borzone, Stanghetto, Barbagelata, Garbarino, Bacigalupo, and many more.... The book has specific sections highlighting the towns (frazioni) of Castello, Collo, Monteghirfo, Arena, Piano, Priagna, Ortigaro, Piani di Malvaro, Acereto, Casottano, Malvaro, Canavissolo, and Rocca. There are color photographs of each town. Click on the photograph of the book and it will take you to a link of an English version of an Italian on-line bookstore. If you purchase this book and are able to read Italian, please share what you learned. Monument to the Emigrant There was a monument constructed in Favale di Malvaro to honor the long list of citizens that lived in the town but who left to find their fortunes in America.   On the last Sunday in June, 1955 began a celebration dedicated as "emigrant day".  The monument was built and inaugurated in 1989.

Courtesy of Ginger Staral

Favale in 1916; courtesy of Yolonda Cereghino

This is a fresco in the San Vincenzo parish of Favale di Malvaro. The painting depicts a feud between Cereghino families of the 17th century.More details will be available in The Cereghino Family History Book.