Santa Severina is a

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'' in the

province of Crotone The province of Crotone ( it, provincia di Crotone) is a province in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It was formed in 1992 out of a section of the province of Catanzaro. The provincial capital is the city of Crotone. It borders the provinc ...

, in the

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region of southern

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Name

The name derives from ancient Siberine (῾Αγία Σεβερίνη, Σεβεριάνη). There is no saint named Severina in the Greek or Roman calendar of saints.Oxford
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History

It is the birthplace of

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and also of

Henry Aristippus Henry Aristippus of Calabria (born in Santa Severina in 1105–10; died in Palermo in 1162), sometimes known as Enericus or Henricus Aristippus, was a religious scholar and the archdeacon of Catania (from c. 1155) and later chief ''familiaris'' of ...

, who was a religious scholar and writer at the court of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily.

Ecclesiastical History

The bishopric -established around 400 AD- and -since around 100 AD- Metropolitan

Archdiocese of Santa Severina The archdiocese of Santa Severina was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria, southern Italy, that existed until 1986. In that year it was united into the diocese of Crotone, forming the Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina.

(v.) was suppressed on 30 September 1986, its title and territory being merged into the Metropolitan

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Crotone–Santa Severina The Archdiocese of Crotone-Santa Severina ( la, Archidioecesis Crotonensis-Sanctae Severinae) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in Calabria in southern Italy, created in 1986 when it was combined with the Diocese of Santa Severina. ...

Geography

The town is bordered by

Belvedere di Spinello Belvedere di Spinello ( Calabrian: ) is a ''comune'' and town in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, southern Italy. The settlement has historically been inhabited by an Arbëreshë community, which now has assimilated. It is formed by two sepa ...

Caccuri Caccuri is a comune and town in the province of Crotone in Calabria, southern Italy. It is the birthplace of Renaissance statesman Cicco Simonetta. Main sights *Caccuri castle, built over Byzantine fortress dating to the 6th century. It was r ...

Castelsilano Castelsilano is a ''comune'' and town with a population of 1034 people in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy. History Castelsilano was founded in 1685 when Scipione Rota, Prince of Acherontia, decided on the construction of a fortified s ...

Rocca di Neto Rocca di Neto is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Crotone in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is crossed by the Neto river from which it takes its current name; until 1863 it was known as Rocca Ferdinandea in honour of king Ferdina ...

Roccabernarda Roccabernada is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Crotone in the Calabria region of southern Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in ...

San Mauro Marchesato San Mauro Marchesato is a town with a population of 2002 people in the province of Crotone, in Calabria, Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is locate ...

and

Scandale Scandale is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Crotone, in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Geography The town is bordered by Crotone, Cutro, Rocca di Neto, San Mauro Marchesato and Santa Severina Santa Severina is a town and ''c ...

Culture

There is a cultural festival which is held each year in August in Santa Severina, focusing on traditional Italian music.

Twin towns

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External links

Summer festival in Santa Severina

Official Homepage of Santa Severina

Notes and references

Cities and towns in Calabria {{Calabria-geo-stub