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of Turin. Sometime between 983 and 987, Amizo consecrated abbey of

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, founded by Hugh of Montboissier. In 989 Amizo granted the parish of S. Maria di Quadraciana to the nuns at San Pietro in Turin, enriching them with property at Scarnafigi and Cervignasco. Amizo obtained two imperial diplomas confirming the church of Turin in all its possessions: the first was issued by

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in 981, and the second by

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in 998. In 997 Amizo participated in the synod of Pavia, presided over by

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.Savio, ''Gli antichi vescovi,'' p. 332.

References

*F. Savio, ''Gli antichi vescovi d’Italia. Il Piemonte'' (Turin, 1899). *G. Casiraghi, ‘Dal monte Pirchiriano alla cristianità: S. Michele della Chiusa e le sue dipendenze,’ in P. Cancian, G. Casiraghi, eds., ''Vicende, dipendenze e documenti dell’abbazia di S. Michele della Chiusa'' (Turin, 1993), pp. 14–22. * T. Calchi, ''Rerum patriae seu Mediolanensis historiae libri XX'' (Milan, 1627). *G.T. Terraneo, ''La principessa Adelaide contessa di Torino con nuovi documenti illustrata'' (Turin, 1759), 2 vols. * G. Sergi, ‘Una grande circoscrizione del regno italico: la marca arduinica di Torino,’ ''Studi Medievali'' XII (1971), 637-712.

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{{authority control Bishops of Turin 10th-century Italian bishops it:Amizone (vescovo di Torino)