Talk:Plague crosses (Brugherio)

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Did you know... that three crosses in Brugherio (example pictured) commemorate the "plague of Saint Charles"?

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This could be used at DYK, but I think we really need a picture of something to make this work. Victuallers (talk) 11:37, 20 October 2015 (UTC) Thanks Victuallers (talk) 12:36, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pilaster

Not a pilaster I think. These might be called "crosses" in the UK if they generally finish with a cross. Victuallers (talk) 12:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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The item has a distinct historical relevance, supported by published references, reliable and independent. Through WiBrugherio we are creating a multilingual tourist guide of Brugherio using QR codes generated by QRpedia, which allows people to visit monuments and read the Wikipedia explanation in the language set on their own device: that's why we're translating Italian items on en.wiki and on other versions of Wikipedia. --Labaici (talk) 09:36, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Suggest you add some stuff about the plague? That is notable and its the reason that the crosses a)exist and b) are maintained. Victuallers (talk) 11:47, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Maybe we can add some information next week, with more references. Ciao --Labaici (talk) 14:14, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

He had built two hundred huts for each door?

I read, in a section that has no mention of the topic of the article, and indeed is about Milan and not about Brugherio at all, that Borromeo "had built two hundred huts for each door". What exactly is that supposed to mean? I'm also faintly curious to know how those clever Brugheresi knew, when they called it "Saint Charles's plague" in 1576, that Borromeo would be canonised in 1610, and – even cleverer – how they knew that Manzoni would use that name when he wrote about plague in I Promessi Sposi in 1827?

Dear editors, I know you are trying to improve Wikipedia; but could you please start by understanding what a Wikipedia article looks like? It doesn't contain a lot of background information not connected to the topic, because we can link to the article that has that using a wikilink. It should consist of information that is clear, succinct, adequately referenced and entirely about the topic in hand. So, Victuallers, I can't agree with your comment above; I feel that the right place for stuff about the plague is unquestionably in one of our articles on that topic, perhaps the Black Death or the Second plague pandemic. If you believe that the plague of Saint Charles is a notable concept (as it may well be) then the content here (once adequately referenced) could be used to start that page. But this isn't the place for it. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 18:21, 23 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You make a good point on the dates. However this is currently being worked on and we will resolve the facts here and I'm pleased that you agree that they are important. On the other point - I would expect an article on a 911 memorial to mention what led to the memorial. In this case the memorials are to a plaque and its only right to describe it briefly. Particularly when there is not, as yet, an article on that plague. Do you know how long this merge proposal runs before it is enacted or abandoned? If you have a real notability issue then it may be best to AFD if you cannot be persuaded that it it is notable. Victuallers (talk) 11:21, 24 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well done all, 10,000 hits in English

10,000 people saw this yesterday in English and we now have a version in Spanish. The QR code below takes you to Spanish ...... unless you have an English or Italian phone Victuallers (talk) 12:22, 22 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]