The birth certificate of your Italian ancestor is mandatory in order for you to apply for Italian citizenship by descent. In addition, if your ancestor was married, or returned to Italy and died there, the marriage and death record must
Italian Civil Records, a Gateway to Italian Dual Citizenship
I grew up hearing stories from my Italian grandmother about the colorful people from her village of Montagno from the “old country.” We always ate homemade ravioli or lasagna for Christmas, and we always had a jar of romano cheese