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  2. Orvieto - Wikipedia

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    Outside Rome, only Orvieto and Viterbo (and eventually Avignon) had papal palaces. Pope Adrian IV (1154–59) was the first pope to spend significant time in Orvieto. His successor, Pope Innocent III (1198–1216), was a militant opponent of the Cathar heresy, which had infiltrated the city, and took measures to eradicate that heresy.

  3. Orvieto Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Coronation of the Virgin mosaic on the top gable of the cathedral Rose window Marble Pieta, Madonna Mourning the Crucified Jesus with St. Nicodemus. Orvieto Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Orvieto; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a large 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy.

  4. Orvieto and the popes - Wikipedia

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    The modern Cathedral of Orvieto itself was begun in 1285. [2] Nicholas IV (1288–1292) was in Orvieto from June 13, 1290 to October 19, 1291. Although Nicholas IV was Roman by birth, he brought the Curia with him to Orvieto. Nicholas IV was elected Podestà and Capitano del Popolo of Orvieto, the first pope to hold civic offices in the city.

  5. Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, Orvieto - Wikipedia

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    The Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo, also known as the Palazzo del Podesta is a late-Romanesque-Gothic architecture, late 13th-century civic palace located in Piazza del Popolo, in the historic center of Orvieto, region of Umbria, Italy. The palace now houses some municipal offices and the main hall is used for cultural events and meetings.

  6. Pozzo di San Patrizio - Wikipedia

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    Pozzo di San Patrizio at Orvieto. The Pozzo di San Patrizio (English: "Well of St. Patrick") is a historic well in Orvieto, Umbria, central Italy.The city is high on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff that was fortified with defensive walls.

  7. San Giacomo Maggiore, Orvieto - Wikipedia

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    Facade of church of San Giacomo Maggiore, with portion of former hospital of Santa Maria della Stella to the right. San Giacomo Maggiore is a Neoclassical architecture, Roman Catholic church located on Piazza del Duomo #10, with a facade facing north to the cathedral piazza, just to the west of Palazzo Soliano, and adjacent to the former hospital of Santa Maria della Stella, in Orvieto, region ...

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