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History

Civil affairs

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; ) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is south of Trevi, north of Terni, southeast of Perugia; southeast of Florence; and north of Rome. H ...

, the Roman Spoletium, surrendered in the Gothic war (537) to the Byzantine general, Constantine; but in 546 it was recovered by

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, 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 Faroald I (also spelled Faruald) (died 591 or 592) was the first Duke of Spoleto, which he established during the decade of interregnum that followed the death of Alboin's successor (574 or 575). He led the Lombards into the centre of the Italian ...

. Under

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, the

Duchy of Spoleto The Duchy of Spoleto () was a Lombards, Lombard territory founded about 570 in central Italy by the Lombard ''dux'' Faroald I of Spoleto, Faroald. Its capital was the city of Spoleto. Lombards The Lombards invaded northern Italy in 568 and b ...

was promised to the

by the

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, and the duke himself was named by

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(773), but the succeeding dukes were named by the Frankish emperors.

Winigisus Winigis, also spelled Winiges or Winichis (died 822), was the Duke of Spoleto (''dux Spolitanus'') from 789 to his death. He was sent by Charlemagne in 788 with Frankish troops to assist Dukes Hildeprand of Spoleto and Grimoald III of Benevento aga ...

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

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at Rome in 867; he was afterwards deposed (871), then restored (876), but was a second time excommunicated by

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. In 883

Guido II of Spoleto Guy II (sometimes III) (died late 882 or early 883) was the eldest son and successor of Lambert I as Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Camerino. He was elected to succeed to these titles on his father's death in 880. He had an ambitious plan of exp ...

united under his sway the entire dukedom, which from this time was called the Duchy of Spoleto and Camerino. After the death of

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(888), Guido had himself crowned Roman Emperor and King of Italy under

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(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 firs ...

(897), and afterwards of Spoleto, married the notorious

Marozia Marozia, born Maria and also known as Mariuccia or Mariozza ( 890 – 937), was a Roman noblewoman who was the alleged mistress of Pope Sergius III and was given the unprecedented titles ''senatrix'' ("senatoress") and ''patricia'' of Rome by Po ...

; 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

Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (; ), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death in 1190. He was elected King of Germany in Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 115 ...

. In August 1433, the

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paid a visit to Spoleto, following his coronation in Rome by

Pope Eugenius IV Pope Eugene IV (; ; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his death, in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and a nephew of Pope Gregory XII ...

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

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, and other cities; in 1324 it was almost destroyed by the Perugians. In 1319 the struggle between the

Guelphs The Guelphs and Ghibellines ( , ; ) were Political faction, factions supporting the Pope (Guelphs) and the Holy Roman Emperor (Ghibellines) in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages. During the 12th ...

and

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tore the city.

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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

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, Pietro di Prato succeeded in occupying Spoleto for the

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, but was expelled by

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. King

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, in 1414 endeavoured in vain to make himself master of the city.

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 Cardinal Vitelleschi ended the tyranny of Piero and of the Trinci of

Foligno Foligno (; Central Italian, Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains, Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clit ...

. On 15 January 1820, Spoleto became a metropolitan see, thanks to a bull of

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entitled ''Pervetustam Episcopalium'', and the ancient Diocese of Norcia was revived, with its territory taken from that of Spoleto.

Bishops

Spoleto venerates as its apostle St. Brictius, who is also venerated in other cities of Umbria and Tuscany. The legend of his life is full of anachronisms. Another martyred bishop was St. Saturnius (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

Alfonso Visconti Alfonso Visconti (15521608) was an Italian Catholic cardinal and diplomat. Life Alfonso Visconti was born in Milan in 1552. He was the son of Count Annibale, a member of the ''Saliceto'' branch of the noble family of Visconti, and of Lucia Saul ...

(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 Antonio de Longo 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.

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

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 Nicolò Vivari, the nominee of

Pope Gregory XII Pope Gregory XII (; ; – 18 October 1417), born Angelo Corraro, Corario," or Correr, was head of the Catholic Church from 30 November 1406 to 4 July 1415. Reigning during the Western Schism, he was opposed by the Avignon claimant Benedi ...

. Again in 1433 the clergy wished to revive their right of electing a bishop, but the intervention of

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

:... * (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) * Niccolò Alberti, 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 (27 Feb 1404 – 1410)"Bishop Agostino da Lanzano"
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(1410–1419) *Giacomo del Camplo (del Turco) (1419–1424) *Giacomo Bucci (1424) *Lotto Sardi (1427–1445) *Sagax Conti (1446–1448) *

Berardo Eroli Berardo Eroli (1409–1479) (called the Cardinal of Spoleto) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Berardo Eroli was born in Narni in 1409. He was from an otherwise obscure family. He studied at Rome, becoming a doctor o ...

(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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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016. * Francesco Erulli (1500 – 1540 Died) * Fabio Vigili (24 Sep 1540 – 1553 Died) * Fulvio Giulio della Corgna,

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(22 Mar 1553 – 1555 Resigned) *

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(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 Bi ...

(16 May 1581 – 1591) * Paolo Sanvitale (26 Apr 1591 – 11 May 1600 Died)

from 1600 to 1821

*Cardinal

, C.O. (1601–1608) *

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(27 Oct 1608 – 17 Jul 1617 Resigned) * Lorenzo Castrucci (17 Jul 1617 – 1655 Died) *

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(2 Aug 1655 –1672) *

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(9 Apr 1685 – 1689 Died) * Opizio Pallavicini (28 Nov 1689 – 1691) *Cardinal

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(1691–1695 Resigned) * Pietro Gaddi (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,

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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 ...

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(19 Apr 1900 – 2 Mar 1912 Appointed,

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,

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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

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