Territorial Abbey of Montevergine
Encyclopedia
The Territorial Abbey of Montevergine is a Roman Catholic territorial abbey located in the city of Montevergine
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Benevento
in Italy.
Montevergine
thumb|250px|The Sanctuary of Montevergine.The Montevergine, also known as Partenio or Monti di Avella, is a limestone massif in Campania, central Italy, part of the Apennine chain. It is located near Avellino, in the comune of Mercogliano...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Benevento
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Benevento
The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Benevento has a long history; it now has as suffragan dioceses the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, the diocese of Avellino, the diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, the Territorial Abbey of Montevergine, and the archdiocese of Sant'Angelo...
in Italy.
History
- about 1120 William of Vercelli founded an abbey of eremitic inspiration dedicated to the Holy VirginHoly Virgin"Holy Virgin" is the first single from the album 21st Century by German trance group Groove Coverage. It's based on the song Fata Morgana by EAV.-Remix list:#"Holy Virgin" – 3:50#"Holy Virgin" – 3:28...
- 1926: Established as the Territorial Abbacy of Montevergine
Leadership
- Territorial Abbots of Montevergine (Roman rite)
- Abbot Beda Umberto Paluzzi, O.S.B. (April 18, 2009 – ...)
- Fr. Beda Umberto Paluzzi, O.S.B. (Apostolic Administrator November 15, 2006 – April 18, 2009)
- Abbot Tarciscio Giovanni Nazzaro, O.S.B. (June 24, 1998 – November 15, 2006)
- Abbot Francesco Pio TamburrinoFrancesco Pio TamburrinoFrancesco Pio Tamburrino is the current Roman Catholic archbishop of the Archdiocese of Foggia-Bovino.He was ordained a priest on August 29, 1965 and consecrated bishop on March 25, 1998.-Service:...
(later Archbishop) (November 29, 1989 – February 14, 1998) - Abbot Tommaso Agostino Gubitosa, O.S.B. (October 15, 1979 – 1989)
- Abbot Anselmo Ludovico Tranfaglia, O.S.B. (December 17, 1952 – 1968)
- Abbot Giuseppe Ramiro Marcone, O.S.B. (March 11, 1918 – 1952)
- Abbot Carlo Gregorio Maria Grasso, O.S.B. (later Archbishop) (September 1908 – April 7, 1915)
- Abbot Vittore Corvaia, O.S.B. (later Bishop) (January 18, 1884 – July 12, 1908)