Benevento
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Benevento is a city and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento. It is situated on a hill 130 metres above sea level at the confluence of the Calore Irpino and the Sabato. As o
Main landmarks in Benevento. Clockwise from the upper left: the Arch of Trajan, the church of Santa Sofia, the Cathedral's main portal, the castle and the Roman theatre
View of the Roman Theatre of Benevento
Panoramic view of Benevento from the mount Pentime, part of the Taburno Camposauro
The Arch of Trajan, provided with a portcullis, as it appeared in the 18th century, etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi. Some of the bas-reliefs are now in the British Museum.
Bartholomew the Apostle
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Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John.
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…2011, as part of a group of seven historic buildings inscribed as Longobards in Italy, Places of Power (568–774 A.D.). The patron saint of Benevento is Saint Bartholomew, the Apostle, whose relics are kept at the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta. Frazioni, or wards, include: Acquafredda, Cancelleria, Capodimonte…
St Bartholomew by Rubens, c. 1611
Bartholomew the Apostle, detail of the mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century
Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew by Matthias Stom
Altar of San Bartolomeo Basilica in Benevento, Italy, containing the relics of Bartholomew