Viepri
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| Panorama of Viepri | |||
| Country | Italy | ||
| region | Umbria | ||
| province | Perugia (PG) | ||
| local community | Massa Martana | ||
| Coordinates | 42 ° 49 ' N , 12 ° 31' E | ||
| height | 478 m slm | ||
| Residents | 157 (2011) | ||
| patron | San Giovanni Battista (August 29) | ||
| Telephone code | 075 | CAP | 06056 |
Viepri is a district ( fraction , Italian frazione ) of the Italian municipality of Massa Martana in the province of Perugia in Umbria .
geography
The place is about 5.5 km north of the main town Massa Martana and about 33 km southeast of the provincial and regional capital Perugia . The place is at 478 m slm and had about 150 inhabitants in 2001. In 2011 there were 157 inhabitants.
history
The place emerged as a castle after 1380, when the castle of Monte Schignano (previously Monte Ascanio ), the ruins of which are now above the present place, was destroyed. In 1392 the place submitted to Ugolino III. Trinci from the house of the Trinci from Foligno , but was soon conquered by Todi . Today the place is known for the Sagra della Polenta festival , which took place for the 22nd time in 2019.
Attractions
- San Giovanni Battista , church in the center from the 16th century. Contains the fresco Madonna col bambino tra angeli and Decollazione di San Giovanni Battista from 1577 .
- Santa Maria , also Santa Maria Sperandio or Sancta Maria de Vepribus , church and abbey just west of the town, which was built around 1150 by the lords of the nearby town of Castelvecchio. In 1185 the church seems to belong to the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro di Monte Martano . At the beginning of the 13th century, the church became the pieve of the now destroyed castle of Monteschignano. Contains the canvas paintings Natività della Madonna and Madonna del Rosario , both works by Andrea Polinori (1586–1648). Santa Maria di Viepri was badly damaged in the 1997 earthquake and restored until the beginning of 2018. The opening mass was held by the bishop of the Orvieto-Todi diocese , Benedetto Tuzia .
- Monuments of Viepri
The Church of San Giovanni Battista
Gate of the defensive walls
The Church of Santa Maria Vepri
Web links
- italia.indettaglio.it to Viepri
- I Luoghi del Silienzio: Castello di Viepri - Massa Martana
- I Luoghi del Silienzio: Abbazia di Santa Maria - Viepri - Massa Martana
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c I Luoghi del Silenzio: Castello di Viepri - Massa Martana.
- ↑ Official website of ISTAT ( Istituto Nazionale di Statistica ) on 2001 population figures in the province of Perugia, accessed on September 29, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Italia in dettaglio
- ↑ pro loco Viepri , Pro Loco website , accessed on September 29, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista <Viepri, Massa Martana> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on September 29, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ a b c I Luoghi del Silenzio: Abbazia di Santa Maria - Viepri.
- ↑ a b Chiesa di Santa Maria <Viepri, Massa Martana> , website Chiese Italiane, Ufficio Nazionale per i beni culturali ecclesiastici e l'edilizia di culto e Servizio Informatico della Conferenza Episcopale Italiana, accessed on September 29, 2019 (Italian)
- ↑ umbria24: Massa Martana, vent'anni dopo il terremoto riapre l'antica abbazia di Viepri. Umbria24, March 18, 2018, accessed September 29, 2019 (Italian)