Benevento - Santa Sofia
Benevento - Santa Sofia
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Orange Berries (H.A.N.W.E.)
A special for Pam
IMG 9781-001-Mosaic 1
IMG 9998-001-Round Church
IMG 0084-001-Owl Eyes
Almazán - Ermita de Jesus
A colorful special for PAM
Segovia - La Vera Cruz
Segovia - La Vera Cruz
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The Milward Handy Sewing Gauge and Supporting Cast
Benevento - Santa Sofia
Benevento - Santa Sofia
Brain drain
Some color for PAM
Strzelno - Rotunda św. Prokopa
Strzelno - Rotunda św. Prokopa
Strzelno - Rotunda św. Prokopa
Strzelno - Rotunda św. Prokopa
Strzelno - Rotunda św. Prokopa
Some color for Pam ORB
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Round Stone Barn (Explored)
Inside the Round Stone Barn
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A special for Pam
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Havermout - Oatmeal
Apollo 11
Rimaucourt
Rimaucourt
Lecce - Santa Maria della Porta
A Bit Off A Citroën
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Benevento - Santa Sofia
Due to its location and importance, Benevento was an important base for Roman rule in southern Italy for centuries. After the expansion of the Lombards, Benevento became the seat of Lombard dukes but repeatedly fell into dependence on the Franks and the German emperors. In 840, Benevento was occupied by the Muslims for a few years. The city has been the seat of the Archbishopric of Benevento since 969. In 1047 it fell into the hands of Norman princes with the exception of the city, which Emperor Henry III gave to Leo IX in 1053. In the 11th and 12th centuries, four councils were held in Benevento.
On February 26, 1266, in the Battle of Benevento, the Hohenstaufen Manfred, natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, was defeated by Charles of Anjou, after which the latter seized Apulia, Sicily, and Tuscia.
Santa Sofia was founded by the Lombard Arechis II of Benevento around 760. The church is a rotunda 28 m in diameter with an original star-shaped outline. The church was modeled on the Palatine Chapel of the Lombard king Liutprand in Pavia and, after the defeat of Desiderius by Charlemagne and the fall of the Lombard kingdom in northern Italy in 774, it became the national church of the Lombards who had taken shelter in the Duchy of Benevento. After the earthquakes of 1688 and 1702, Pope Benedict VIII had the church rebuilt, changing it in the Baroque style. In particular, he had the course of the outer walls made circular.
Only some fragments of the frescoes from the late 8th to early 9th century are still preserved.
On February 26, 1266, in the Battle of Benevento, the Hohenstaufen Manfred, natural son of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, was defeated by Charles of Anjou, after which the latter seized Apulia, Sicily, and Tuscia.
Santa Sofia was founded by the Lombard Arechis II of Benevento around 760. The church is a rotunda 28 m in diameter with an original star-shaped outline. The church was modeled on the Palatine Chapel of the Lombard king Liutprand in Pavia and, after the defeat of Desiderius by Charlemagne and the fall of the Lombard kingdom in northern Italy in 774, it became the national church of the Lombards who had taken shelter in the Duchy of Benevento. After the earthquakes of 1688 and 1702, Pope Benedict VIII had the church rebuilt, changing it in the Baroque style. In particular, he had the course of the outer walls made circular.
Only some fragments of the frescoes from the late 8th to early 9th century are still preserved.
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