Volturara Appula | |
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| Comune di Volturara Appula | |
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| Coordinates:41°30′N15°3′E / 41.500°N 15.050°E /41.500; 15.050 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Apulia |
| Province | Foggia (FG) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Vincenzo Zibisco |
| Area | |
• Total | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 489 m (1,604 ft) |
| Population (30 June 2022)[2] | |
• Total | 380 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Volturaresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 71030 |
| Dialing code | 0881 |
| Patron saint | St. Luke |
| Saint day | 18 October |
| Website | Official website |
Volturara Appula is a town andcomune in theprovince of Foggia in theApulia region of southeastItaly. Once a flourishing city, the comune now has a population of less than 400.[3]
The date of his foundation is not known; the first historical paper citing it, is a document of Pope Giovanni (John) XIII that, in 969 A.D., lists Volturara as a bishopric, depending from Benevento.Vulturaria, as it was previously called, was ruled in various times by its bishops, and by a number of noble families, including a branch of Caracciolos that built the so said 'Dukedom Palace'.[4]
The Apulian Romanesque cathedral was built in the 13th century. It has a massive bell-tower with three bells of bronze with a noteworthy percentage of silver. Another church, the 16th-century Santuario di Maria SS. della Sanità (Shrine of Our Lady of Health) was reputedly built by Marquis Bartolomeo Caracciolo in thanksgiving for recovery from illness.[4]
Itsbishopric, theDiocese of Vulturara, was united with that ofDiocese of Montecorvino to form theDiocese of Vulturara e Montecorvino in 1433.[5] Giuseppe Cappelletti gives detailed information about most of its bishops.[5] In 1818, upon a reorganization of the dioceses within theKingdom of the Two Sicilies,[6] the diocese ceased to exist as a residential see and its territory became part of thediocese of Lucera.[5] It is now included in theCatholic Church's list oftitular sees.[7]
Giuseppe Conte, the Prime Minister of Italy in 2018-2021 was born in Volturara, but grew up inSan Giovanni Rotondo.
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