Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sassari
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The Archdiocese of Sassari (
Its suffragan sees are the
History
The ecclesiastical history of Torres (Turris Lybissonis) goes back to the fourth century. In 304, the soldier Gavinus, Protus a priest, and the deacon Januarius suffered martyrdom there. Later Gavinus and Protus were reputed bishops, and said to have lived in the second and third centuries respectively. St. Gaudentius, who seems to have belonged to the beginning of the fourth century, is also venerated there.
The first bishop whose date is known is Felix (404). Other bishops include Marinianus, a contemporary of
Almost nothing is known concerning bishops of Torres for the next three centuries, till Simon (1065). His successor, Costantino de Crasta (1073), was an archbishop. Other archbishops: Blasius (1199), representative of Innocent III, on several occasions; Stefano, O.P. (1238), legate of Innocent IV in Sardinia and Corsica; Trogodario (about 1278) who erected the episcopal palace in Sassari, to which Teodosio (1292) added the Church of St. Andrea; after this the archbishops resided habitually at Sassari.
Pietro Spano (1422) was a restorer of discipline; under him the episcopal see was definitively transferred to Sassari by
At about the year 1500, there were united to the Archdiocese of Sassari, the Diocese of Sorres (Sorrensis) which is mentioned as a bishopric in 1106, and whose last bishop was Jacopo Poggi; and the diocese of Ploaghe (Plubium), the first known bishop of which is Jacentius (1090).
See also
Notes and references
Sources
- Pintus, Sebastiano. "Vescovi e arcivescovi di Torres, oggi Sassari," (in Italian), in: Archivio storico Sardo, Volume 1 (Cagliari: Dessi 1905), pp. 62-85.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Sassari". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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