Marsico Nuovo
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| Comune di Marsico Nuovo | |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Basilicata |
| Province | Potenza (PZ) |
| Elevation | 850 m (2,789 ft) |
| Area | 101 km² (39 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| - Total | 5,134 |
| - Density | 51/km² (132/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Marsicani |
| Dialing code | 0975 |
| Postal code | 85052 |
| Patron | San Gianuario |
| - Day | 26 August |
Marsico Nuovo is a town and comune of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum.
[edit] Geography
The town lies on the Agri river.
[edit] History
The city's origins are obscure, but, after the destruction by the Saracens of the ancient Grumentum, the town grew in importance, and became the seat of a county under the Normans (11th century). Its most famous count was Sylvester of Marsico.
It became an episcopal seat, when Bishop Grimaldo of Grumentum established his residence there, retaining, however, his former title. There were bishops of Grumentum as early as the sixth century: it is said that a Saint Laberius or Saverius first preached the Gospel there. Other bishops were Enrico (1131), who finished the cathedral; Blessed Reginaldo of Viperno, a Dominican (1275); Pietro (1329), several times papal legate; the friar Paolo Caselli (1614), who restored the cathedral. In 1818 the diocese was merged with that of Potenza.[1]
[edit] Notes and references
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"Marsico Nuovo and Potenza". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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