The Italian Catholic diocese of Fossombrone existed in the
province of Pesaro and Urbino
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archdiocese of Urbino
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, ΞΞ±ΟΞΉΞ ...
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Fossombrone" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
History
Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy.
History
The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.
Near the Furlo Pass, during the Gothic War ...
was included in the
Donation of Pepin
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Background
In 751, Aistulf, king of the Lombards, conquered what remained of the ex ...
, but remained subject to the Duchy of Spoleto until 1198, when it passed under papal rule. It was then held in fief of the
Holy See
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by different families: by the
house of Este
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(1210β28), the
Malatesta Malatesta may refer to:
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* Malatesta (I) da Verucchio (1212β1312), founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero
* Malatesta IV Baglioni (1491β1531), Italian condottiero and lord of Perugia, Bettona, ...
(1340-1445), the
Montefeltro
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Montef ...
of
Urbino
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martyrologies
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mention several martyrs: Aquilinus, Geminus, Gelasius, Magnus and Donata, also a bishop, Timothy, and his daughter (4 February). The first bishop of certain date is Innocent, present at the synods of
Pope Symmachus
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Early life
He was born on the Mediterranean islan ...
(504).
Bishops
Diocese of Fossombrone
''Erected: 5th Century''
''Latin Name: Forosemproniensis''
''Metropolitan: Diocese of Urbino''
* Fulcuinus (Fulcinus) (1076β1086), present at the
Council of Salona
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Addo Ravieri
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* AB Addo, Swedish former manufacturer of office machines
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Surname
*Al Gabriele, American comic book artist
*Angel Gabriele (1956β2016), American comic book artist
*Corrado Gabriele (born 1966), Italian politi ...
(1434β1449 Died)
*
Agostino Lanfranchi (bishop)
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(1449β1469 Died)
*
Gerolamo Santucci
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*Gerolamo Emiliani (1486β1537), Italian humanitarian, founder of the Somaschi F ...
(1469β1494 Died)
*
Paul of Middelburg
Paul of Middelburg (1446 β 13 December 1534) was a scientist from Zeeland and bishop of Fossombrone.
Biography and work
Paul was born in 1446 at Middelburg, the ancient capital of the province of Zeeland, belonging then to the Holy Roman Empir ...
(1494β1534 Died)
*
Giovanni Guidiccioni (bishop)
Giovanni Guidiccioni (1480 in Lucca β 1541 in Macerata) was an Italian poet and a Catholic bishop of Fossombrone.
Biography
Born at Lucca in 1480, Guidiccioni was a nephew of Bartolomeo Guidiccioni and eventually occupied a high position, being ...
(1534β1541 Died)
*
NiccolΓ² Ardinghelli
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Biography
NiccolΓ² Ardinghelli was born in Florence in 1502, the son of a noble family. As a young man, he studied Latin, Ancient Greek, and law.
He began his ...
(1541β1547 Resigned) Cardinal
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Lodovico Ardinghelli Lodovico is an Italian masculine given name, and may refer to:
* Cigoli (1559β1613), Italian painter and architect
* Lodovico, Count Corti (1823β1888), Italian diplomat
* Lodovico Agostini (1534β1590), Italian composer
* Lodovico Altieri (1 ...
Ottavio Accoramboni
Ottavio Accoramboni (1549 β 23 May 1625) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Urbino (1621β1623), Apostolic Nuncio to Portugal (1614β1620), and Bishop of Fossombrone (1579β1610).
Biography
Ottavio Accoramboni was born ...
(1579β1610 Resigned)
*
Giovanni Canauli
Giovanni Canauli or Giovanni Cannuli (1572 β 2 August 1619) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1610β1612). ''(in Latin)''
(Cannuli) (1610β1612 Resigned)
*
Lorenzo Landi
Lorenzo Landi (1567 β 12 December 1627) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Fossombrone (1612β1627)."Bishop Lorenzo Landi" ''
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Dating back to ...
(1697β1709 Died)
*Carlo Palma (1709β1718 Died)
*Eustachio Palma (1718β1754 Died)
*Apollinare Peruzzini, O.E.S.A. (1755β1774 Died)
*Rocco Maria Barsanti, C.R.M. (1775β1779 Appointed, Bishop of Pesaro)
*Felice Paoli (1779β1800 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
*Stefano Bellini (1800β1807 Appointed, Bishop of Recanati e Loreto)
*Giulio Maria Alvisini (Aloisini)Alvisini had been
internuncio
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in Russia. Umberto Benigni, Fossombrone (Forum Sempronii) " The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909, retrieved: 2016-10-12. (1808β1823 Died)
*Luigi Ugolini (1824β1850 Died)
*Filippo Fratellini (1851β1884 Died)
*Alessio Maria Biffoli, O.S.M. (1884β1892 Died)
*Vincenzo Franceschini (1892β1896 Appointed, Bishop of Fano)
*Dionisio Alessandri (1896β1904 Died)
*Achille Quadrozzi (1904β1913 Died)
*Pasquale Righetti (1914β1926 Appointed, Bishop of Savona e Noli)
*Amedeo Polidori (1931β1961 Retired)
*Vittorio Cecchi (1961β1973 Resigned)
*Costanzo Micci (1973β1985 Died)
*Mario Cecchini (1986β1986 Appointed, Bishop of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola)
''30 September 1986: United with the
Diocese of Cagli e Pergola
The diocese of Cagli e Pergola was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the Marche, central Italy, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino. Up until 1563 it was under the direct supervision of the Roman pontiff. In that year, the diocese of ...
and the
Diocese of Fano
The Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola ( la, Dioecesis Fanensis-Forosemproniensis-Calliensis-Pergulana) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Italy, created in 1986, when the historical Diocese of Fano was united to the Diocese o ...
* pp. 698β699. (Use with caution; obsolete)
* p. 254. (in Latin)
* p. 156.
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* p. 189-190.
* p. 204.
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Fossombrone
Fossombrone is a town and '' comune'' in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche, central Italy.
History
The ancient Roman colony of ''Forum Sempronii'' took its name from Gaius Sempronius Gracchus.
Near the Furlo Pass, during the Gothic War ...