Colfiorito
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| Coordinates: 43°01′35′′N 12°53′24′′E / 43.02639°N 12.89000°E / 43.02639; 12.89000 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Umbria |
| Province | Perugia |
| Comune | Foligno |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2001) approx. | |
• Total | 5,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Colfiorito (Italian: [ˌkɔlfjoˈriːto] ; "Flowery Hill") is a village in Umbria, central Italy, now a frazione (borough) of the comune (municipality) of Foligno. Under its Roman name Plestia, it was the seat of a Roman Catholic bishopric which is currently a titular see.[1] It is known for a variety of lentils grown in its territory.
Geography
[edit ]It is located on a plateau at 760 m over the sea level, on the road from municipal seat Foligno to Macerata, which houses a total of c. 5,000 inhabitants (part of it is under the jurisdiction of Serravalle di Chienti, Marche).
The village contains Umbria's smallest natural park.[2]
History
[edit ]In the plateau tombs from the 10th century BC and an Iron Age village (9th century BC) have been found.
In 178 BC existed here the Roman city of Plestia, which had a forum, a temple and other edifices and shortly was a bishopric.
The town was abandoned in the 10th century: the site is now marked by the church of Santa Maria in Plestia.
The area was repopulated by the comune of Foligno, who built here the castle (1269) from which originated the modern village.
Colfiorito was heavily damaged by the earthquake which rocked Umbria and Marche regions on September 26, 1997.
Ecclesiastical History
[edit ]In the 5th century, AD a Diocese of Plestia was established, which was suppressed in 560, its territory being reassigned to the Diocese of Camerino.
In 950 it was restored as Diocese of Plestia, regaining its territory from the above bishopric of Camerino.
In 1006 it was again suppressed, its territory now being divided between the then dioceses of Spoleto, Foligno and Nocera Umbra.
No residential incumbents available.
Titular see
[edit ]In 1966 it was nominally restored as a Latin Titular bishopric, which has had the following incumbents, all of the lowest (episcopal) rank except the archiepiscopal first one:
- Titular Archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne (1967年07月31日 – 1974年10月21日)
- Bruno Foresti (1974年12月12日 – 1976年04月02日) (later Archbishop)
- Bolesław Filipiak (1976年05月01日 – 1976年05月24日); previously Dean of Sacred Roman Rota (1967年06月26日 – 1976年05月01日), later created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giovanni Bosco in Via Tuscolana (1976年05月24日 – death 1978年10月14日)
- John Nicholas Wurm (1976年06月25日 – 1981年09月19日)
- Anthony Michael Milone (1981年11月10日 – 1987年12月14日)
- Thaddeus Joseph Jakubowski (1988年02月16日 – 2013年07月14日)
- Francisco José Villas-Boas Senra de Faria Coelho (2014年04月17日 – 2018年06月26日), Auxiliary Bishop of Braga (Portugal)
- Thomas Joseph Neylon (2021年07月06日 – incumbent), Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool
Main sights
[edit ]- Church of Santa Maria in Plestia (5th century - see description here).
- Castle of Colfiorito.
- Castelliere of Monte Orve.
- Archaeological Museum of the Umbri Plestini
Notes and references
[edit ]- ^ "VisitsItaly.com - Welcome to Colfiorito". www.visitsitaly.com. Retrieved 2020年07月26日.
- ^ "The Park of Colfiorito, Umbria's Smallest Natural Park | by Umbria OnLine". www.umbriaonline.com. Retrieved 2020年07月26日.