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San Salvatore Telesino

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Country
  
Italy

Elevation
  
95 m (312 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Postal code
  
82035

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:01 AM

Dialling code
  
0824

Province / Metropolitan city
  
Benevento (BN)

Demonym(s)
  
Sansalvatoresi

Area
  
18.1 km²

Province
  
Province of Benevento

Region
  
Campania

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Frazioni
  
Casale, Epitaffio, Banca

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity

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San Salvatore Telesino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Benevento in the Italian region Campania, located about 50 km northeast of Naples and about 25 km northwest of Benevento.

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Map of 82030 San Salvatore Telesino Province of Benevento, Italy

San Salvatore Telesino borders the following municipalities: Amorosi, Castelvenere, Faicchio, Puglianello, San Lorenzello, Telese Terme. Sights include the remains of the ancient Telesia and of the former Rocca (castle), as well as the Abbey of San Salvatore.

La criminologa roberta bruzzone a san salvatore telesino


History

The communal territory includes the remains (walls, amphitheater) of the ancient Telesia, a Samnite city. In the 1st century BC a Roman colony was founded here. This colony, after the Lombard conquest, became the seat of a gastald. The Saracen raids of 847 and a following earthquake led to the abandonment of the city. A group of refugees from Telesia were sheltered by the monks of the Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore and given some terrain to build a new town, which took the name from the saint. The abbey ruled the village until its destruction in 1349 by an earthquake.

Later, the area was donated to Giovanni Monsorio, majordomo of king Ferdinand I of Aragon. The last feaudataries were the Carafa family.

Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore

The Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore was built around X sec. The first known abbot was Leopoldo, mentioned in 1075. In 1098, under the abbot Giovanni, the monastery hosted Sant'Anselmo d'Aosta. The church has three naves and it was recently restored. The most remarkable fresco, dated around 1300 shows Santa Scolastica and the monastery hosts an archeologic exhibit since 2010.

Church of Santa Maria Assunta

The church is placed in the old town and it shows a picture of the Vergine Assunta. Inside the church two remarkable canvas can be observed: the "Trasfigurazione" by the school of Giordano and the "San Leucio" by Sarnelli. Also a mausoleum for the duke of Monsorio can be found.

Rocca (The Castle)

The remains of an old castle are visible on a nearby hill. The castle was built in XIII sec. by the count of Sanframondo, in a strategic position on the Valle Telesina (Telesia Valley).

References

San Salvatore Telesino Wikipedia