If you're feeling ancient . . .or always had the feeling you were a member of
Roman high society in a former life, then this is the good news.
If you like being buried by volcanic ash and lava, then it's bad news . . .
Sparked by the post by cousin Donald Cales, this quote is from the Catholic
Encyclopedia, from a web page at
www.knight.org.
This is a strange address. I had to tweak it a lot to get away from the "404
unfound" messages.
Diocese of Calvi and Teano
(Calvensis et Theanensis).
The city of Calvi is the ancient CALES or Calenum in the Campagna, not far
from Capua. Towards the end of the fifth century it was certainly a
bishopric, since Valerius, Bishop of Calenum, was present at the Roman Council
held by Pope Symmachus in 499. Destroyed in the ninth century by the
Saracens, it was rebuilt by Atenulfo, Count of Capua, at which time, most
probably, the see was re-established. It certainly had a bishop at the end of the
eleventh century. Remarkable among the bishops were: Odoardo, who assisted at
the Council of Lyons (1245) and vigorously opposed Frederick II, his
sovereign, who, on his return, had him slain; Bernardo Spada (1543); the monk
Gennaro Filomarino (1623). In 1818 Calvi was united with the See of
Teano, a small city of the same province and a former fief of the Gaetani. Its
first bishop was St. Paris, ordained by Sylvester I; according to tradition, St.
Urbanus and St. Amasius were bishops of that city in the fourth century.
U. BENIGNI
Transcribed by Tomas Hancil
From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia
Press,
Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1996 by New Advent, Inc.
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Paul Cales