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. Historically, it was the Diocese of Spoleto. Elevated to the status of an archdiocese since 1821, it is a non-metropolitan see and is immediately exempt to the
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."Archdiocese of Spoleto-Norcia"
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History


Civil affairs

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...
, the Roman Spoletium, surrendered in the
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(537) to the Byzantine general, Constantine; but in 546 it was recovered by Totila, and it was not retaken by the Byzantines until 552, when
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restored the fortifications. In 572 Spoleto became the seat of a Lombard duke, Faroald. Under Hildebrand, the
Duchy of Spoleto The Duchy of Spoleto (, ) was a Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard ''dux'' Faroald. Its capital was the city of Spoleto. Lombards The Lombards had invaded Italy in 568 AD and conquered much of it, establishing ...
was promised to the
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by the
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, and the duke himself was named by Pope Adrian (773), but the succeeding dukes were named by the Frankish emperors.
Winigisus Winiges (or Winichis) (contemporary la, Winigisus, it, Guinigi(sio)) (died 822) was the Duke of Spoleto (''dux Spolitanus'') from 789 to his death. He was probably a Lombard in the entourage of Charlemagne when he was sent in 788 to lead Hildepra ...
aided
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against his enemies. Duke Lambert distinguished himself in the wars against the
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s, but disgraced himself by massacres at Rome in 867; he was afterwards deposed (871), then restored (876), but was a second time excommunicated by Pope John VIII. In 883 Guido II of Spoleto united under his sway the entire dukedom, which from this time was called the Duchy of Spoleto and Camerino. After the death of Charles the Fat (888), Guido had himself crowned Roman Emperor and King of Italy under Pope Stephen V (891);
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in 892 also crowned his son Lambert II, who succeeded his father in the dukedom, kingdom, and empire.
Alberico I, Duke of Camerino Alberic I (died c. 925) was the Lombard Duke of Spoleto from between 896 and 900 until 920, 922, or thereabouts. He was also Margrave of Camerino, and the son-in-law of Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum, the most powerful man in Rome. Life He first ...
(897), and afterwards of Spoleto, married the notorious
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; he was killed by the Romans in 924. His son Alberico II made himself also master of Rome and remained there until the election to the papacy of his son John XII. During the conflict between the papacy and the
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, the latter named other dukes of Spoleto. After this the dukedom was in the family of the Werners (Guarnieri) of Urslingen, Margraves of Ancona. On 28 July 1155, the city of Spoleto was completely destroyed by the Emperor
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. In August 1433, the
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paid a visit to Spoleto, following his coronation in Rome by Pope Eugenius IV on 31 May 1433.


Papal affairs

The popes maintained at Spoleto a governor, who was often a cardinal. As early as the thirteenth century, and more frequently in the fourteenth, Spoleto was involved in wars with
Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
,
Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...
, and other cities; in 1324 it was almost destroyed by the Perugians. In 1319 the struggle between the
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and
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tore the city. Cardinal Albornoz favoured the city for the services which it rendered in the restoration of the papal power, and made it independent of Perugia. At the beginning of the Western Schism, Pietro di Prato succeeded in occupying Spoleto for the antipope Clement VII, but was expelled by Pope Boniface IX. King Ladislaus of Naples, in 1414 endeavoured in vain to make himself master of the city. Pope Eugenius IV named as governor the Abbot of Monte Cassino, Piero Tomacelli, who was tyrannical to such an extent that the people besieged him in his castle, and in 1438 summoned the bands of Piccinino to free them. In 1480
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ended the tyranny of Piero and of the Trinci of
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. On 15 January 1820, Spoleto became a metropolitan see, thanks to a bull of
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entitled ''Pervetustam Episcopalium'', and the ancient
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was revived, with its territory taken from that of Spoleto.


Bishops

Spoleto venerates as its apostle
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, who is also venerated in other cities of Umbria and Tuscany. The legend of his life is full of anachronisms. Another martyred bishop was
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(270). At the time of Bishop Petrus (573) Spoleto was under
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rule. It is told that an Arian bishop in Spoleto wished to enter the Church of San Pietro, then the cathedral, by force, but was stricken with blindness. Bishop
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(1601) began the construction of the diocesan seminary. After the death of Cardinal Locatelli on 13 February 1811, King Napoleon of Italy on 14 April 1813 nominated Canon and Archpriest
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of Florence to be Bishop of Spoleto; the Canons of Spoleto were unwilling to obey the imperial-royal command, and were therefore nearly all exiled.
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was in no position to intervene, since he himself was a prisoner of the Emperor Napoleon at Fontainebleau.


Chapter and cathedral

Bishop Adalbert (1015) laid the foundations of the new cathedral, dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint Primianus. He also moved the episcopal residence within the city to the monastery of S. Eufemia. Having destroyed the city in 1155, in 1185
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presented to the cathedral the so-called Madonna of St. Luke, a Byzantine work with inscriptions of a dialogue between Mary and Jesus. In 1417, on the death of Bishop Jacopo, who was a partisan of
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, the clergy wished to proceed to the election of a new bishop, but the people prevented them, proclaiming as bishop
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, the nominee of Pope Gregory XII. Again in 1433 the clergy wished to revive their right of electing a bishop, but the intervention of Pope Eugenius IV prevented them. In 1691 the cathedral Chapter was composed of two dignities (the Archdeacon and the Prior) and twelve Canons.


Synods

In 1468, Cardinal Berardo Eroli (Bishop of Spoleto, 1448–1474) held a diocesan synod, attended by approximately 230 priests. Bishop Pietro Orsini (1581–1591) held a diocesan synod in Spoleto in 1583, and had the decisions published. A diocesan synod was held by Archbishop Giovanni de' Conti Sabbioni (1838–1852) on 10–12 May 1842.


Bishops of Spoleto


to 1200

:... *Laurentius (end of 3rd cent. ?) :... *Caecilianus (attested c. 353–354) :... *Achilleus (attested 419) :... *Spes (first half of 5th cent.) :... *Amasius (476–489) * eletius (c. 490)*Joannes (attested c. 492–496, 499, 501, 502) :... *Laurentius (552?–563?) :... *Paulinus (attested c. 558–560) :... *Petrus (attested 574) :... *Chrysanthus (attested 597–603) :... *Adeodatus (attested 649) :... *Deodatus (attested 777, 781) :... *Sigualdus (early 9th cent.) :... *Lupus (attested 967, 968, 1002) *Adalbertus (attested 1015) :... *Berardus (attested 1028) :... *Henricus (attested 1049, 1050, 1059) :... *Andreas (attested 1065–1069) : nknown (1076)*Rodulfus (attested 1080) :... *Salomon (attested 1106–1107) :... *Henricus (attested c. 1114) :... *Manvaldus (attested 1146) *Lotharius (c. 1155) : itechirius (Viterichus) (1173–1178)''intrusus'' schismatic *Rasisericus (Transaricus) (attested 1179) :... *Matteo (1190–1198)


from 1200 to 1600

*Benedictus (1199–1228?) *Nicolaus de Castro Arquato (1228–1236) *Bartholomaeus Accorombani (1236–1271) *Thomas de Angelis (1271–1278) *Rolandus Taverna (1278–1285) * Paperone de' Papareschi, O.P. (1285–1290) *Gerardus Pigolotti, O.P. (1290–1295) *Franciscus, O.Min. (1295–1299) *
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, O.P. (1299–1303) *Joannes (1303–1307) *Petrus Trinci (1307–1320) *Bartholomaeus Bardi, O.E.S.A. (1320–1349 ?) :Petrus (1346–1349) Bishop-elect *Joannes (de Pistorio) (1349–1367) *Bernardus Bonavalle *Jacobus de Mutis (1371–1372) *Gaillard de Pallairaco de Bellovide (1372–1379) *Ferdinand (1379–1390) (Roman Obedience) ''Apostolic Administrator'' *Lorenzo (1390–1403) *Carlo, O.S.B. (1403–1404) *
Agostino da Lanzano Agostino da Lanzano (died 1410) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Spoleto (1404-1410), Bishop of Perugia (1390–1404), and Bishop of Penne e Atri (1380–1390). ''(in Latin)''"Bishop Agostino da Lanzano"
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*Jacopo Palladini (1410–1417) * Niccolò Vivari (1410–1419) *Giacomo del Camplo (del Turco) (1419–1424) *Giacomo Bucci (1424) *Lotto Sardi (1427–1445) *Sagax Conti (1446–1448) * Berardo Eroli (13 Nov 1448 – 8 Dec 1474 Resigned) *
Constantin Eruli Constantin Eruli (also Costantino Eroli) (died 1500) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Spoleto (1474–1500), Bishop of Todi (1472–1474), Bishop of Narni (1462–1472)."Bishop Constantin Eruli"
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* Francesco Erulli (1500 – 1540 Died) * Fabio Vigili (24 Sep 1540 – 1553 Died) *
Fulvio Giulio della Corgna Fulvio Giulio della Corgna (also Della Cornia, Della Corgnia) (19 November 1517 – 2 March 1583) was a Tuscan Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Fulvio Giulio della Corgna was born in Perugia on 19 November 1517, the son of Francia della ...
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(22 Mar 1553 – 1555 Resigned) * Alessandro Farnese (cardinal) (1555 – 16 Dec 1562 Resigned) *
Flavio Orsini Flavio Orsini (1532 – 16 May 1581) was a papal bureaucrat, an Italian bishop, and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was son of Ferdinando Orsini, 5th duke of Gravina; and Beatrice Ferrillo, daughter and heiress of Giovanni Alfonso Ferrillo, ...
(16 Dec 1562 – 16 May 1581 Died) *
Pietro Orsini (bishop) Pietro Orsini (died 1598) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Aversa (1591–1598) and Bishop of Spoleto (1581–1591). Biography On 11 Apr 1580, Pietro Orsini was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Coadjutor Bis ...
(16 May 1581 – 1591) * Paolo Sanvitale (26 Apr 1591 – 11 May 1600 Died)


from 1600 to 1821

*Cardinal
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, C.O. (1601–1608) *
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(27 Oct 1608 – 17 Jul 1617 Resigned) *
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(17 Jul 1617 – 1655 Died) *
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(2 Aug 1655 –1672) * Ludovicus Sciamanna (9 Apr 1685 – 1689 Died) * Opizio Pallavicini (28 Nov 1689 – 1691) *Cardinal
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(1691–1695 Resigned) *
Pietro Gaddi Pietro Gaddi (1644–1710) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Spoleto (1695–1710). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pietro Gaddi was born on 3 Nov 1644 in Forlì, Italy. On 7 Feb 1695, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope In ...
(7 Feb 1695 – Sep 1710 Died) *Carlo Giacinto Lascaris, O.P. (11 May 1711 – 17 Mar 1727 Died) *Pietro Carlo Benedetti (17 Mar 1727 Succeeded – Sep 1739 Died) *Ludovico Ancaiani (1739–1743) *Paolo Bonavisa (11 Mar 1743 – 21 Jul 1759 Died) *Vincenzo Acqua (19 Nov 1759 – 31 Mar 1772 Died) *Francesco Maria Locatelli (1 Jun 1772 – 13 Feb 1811 Died) *Francesco Canali (26 Sep 1814 –1820)


Archbishops of Spoleto

''Elevated: 15 January 1821'' *Mario Ancaiani (27 Jun 1821 – 24 Feb 1827 Died) *Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti (21 May 1827 –1832) *Ignazio Giovanni Cadolini (17 Dec 1832 – 12 Feb 1838 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of ''Edessa in Osrhoëne'') *Giovanni de' Conti Sabbioni (12 Feb 1838 – 26 Sep 1852 Died) *Giovanni Battista Arnaldi (7 Mar 1853 – 28 Feb 1867 Died) *Domenico Cavallini Spadoni (27 Oct 1871 – 6 Feb 1879 Retired) *Mariano Elvezio Pagliari (28 Feb 1879 – 5 Feb 1900 Died) *
Domenico Serafini Domenico Serafini, O.S.B. Subl. (3 August 1852 – 5 March 1918) was an Italian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served in various pastoral, diplomatic, and curial posts, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1914. Biography D ...
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(19 Apr 1900 – 2 Mar 1912 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of ''Seleucia Pieria'') *Pietro Pacifici, C.R.S. (28 Aug 1912 – 7 Apr 1934 Died) *Pietro Tagliapietra (12 Sep 1934 – 11 May 1948 Died) *Raffaele Mario Radossi,
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(7 Jul 1948 – 23 Jun 1967 Retired) *Ugo Poletti (26 Jun 1967 – 3 Jul 1969 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of Rome) *Giuliano Agresti (7 Nov 1969 – 25 Mar 1973 Appointed,
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) *Ottorino Pietro Alberti (9 Aug 1973 – 23 Nov 1987 Appointed,
Archbishop of Cagliari The Archdiocese of Cagliari ( la, Archidioecesis Calaritana) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese centred on the city of Cagliari. It holds the Primacy of Sardinia.Archbishop (Personal Title) of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro) *Renato Boccardo (16 Jul 2009 – )CV of archbishop: Arcidiocesi di Spoleto Norcia
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retrieved: 29 April 2019.


References


Bibliography


Reference works

* pp. 727–729. (Use with caution; obsolete) * p. . (in Latin) * p. 152. * pp. . * p.  . * p.  . * p. .


Studies

* *Kehr, Paul Fridolin (1909)
''Italia pontificia''
Vol. IV (Berlin: Weidmann 1909), pp. 5–17. *Lanzoni, Francesco (1927).
Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)
'. Faenza: F. Lega, pp. 436–446. * * *Schwartz, Gerhard (1907)
''Die Besetzung der Bistümer Reichsitaliens unter den sächsischen und salischen Kaisern: mit den Listen der Bischöfe, 951-1122''
Leipzig: B.G. Teubner. pp. 225–227. (in German) * *Sordini, Giuseppe (1908)
''Il duomo di Spoleto, delle origini, secondo i documenti''
Spoleto: Panello % Petrelli. *


External links

* Benigni, Umberto

''The Catholic Encyclopedia''. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. Retrieved: 26 April 2019. :: {{authority control Pope Pius IX
Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...
Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...
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