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Palace · Benevento (BN)

Episcopio in Benevento

  • Visit: about 50 min
Pictured: Benevento · Dэя-Бøяg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · resized

Benevento's Archbishop's Palace, beside the Cathedral on Piazza Orsini, holds historic libraries and part of the cathedral Treasury.

Next to Benevento Cathedral stands the Episcopio, the Archbishop's Palace that for centuries has been the heart of diocesan life. The building houses the Chapter Library and the Pacca Archiepiscopal Library, with historical documents from the 16th century onwards, as well as a cultural centre linked to the Catholic University.Some rooms house the Cathedral Treasury, with sacred vestments and liturgical furnishings, part of the Diocesan Museum opened in 1981. We like one curiosity: the doorway of the old seminary was moved to its courtyard after Corso Garibaldi was widened. We suggest combining the visit with the Cathedral and its crypt.

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