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San Gemini
San Gemini is a comune (municipality) of in the province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km south of Perugia and about 10 km northwest of Terni.
San Gemini borders the municipalities of Montecastrilli, Narni and Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The town is a well-preserved medieval burgh with two lines of walls, built along the old Via Flaminia. It is especially known for its mineral waters.
San Gemini takes its name from Saint Gemine, a Benedictine monk said to have come to Italy from Syria around 790. He lived for several years in the monastery of Casuentino, not far from San Gemini, before dying on 9 October 815.
After Saracen incursions into Umbria around 882, the inhabitants rebuilt their settlement on higher ground and transferred the saint's body there, choosing him as their principal patron. The town was thereafter known as Geminopoli and later as San Gemini.
San Gemini is traditionally connected with the ancient Umbrian city of Carsulae, a municipium of some importance in the Roman period, located along the Via Flaminia. The date of the abandonment of Carsulae is unknown.
In 1014 San Gemini passed under the dominion of the Church as part of the territories known as the Terre Arnolfe, transferred through territorial exchanges agreed between Emperor Henry II and Pope Benedict VIII.
Destruction followed in 1241 at the hands of Frederick II, and in 1244 San Gemini was subjugated by Perugia. During the 13th century it aligned with the Ghibelline side together with other cities of central Italy.
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San Gemini
San Gemini is a comune (municipality) of in the province of Terni in the Italian region Umbria, located about 60 km south of Perugia and about 10 km northwest of Terni.
San Gemini borders the municipalities of Montecastrilli, Narni and Terni. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
The town is a well-preserved medieval burgh with two lines of walls, built along the old Via Flaminia. It is especially known for its mineral waters.
San Gemini takes its name from Saint Gemine, a Benedictine monk said to have come to Italy from Syria around 790. He lived for several years in the monastery of Casuentino, not far from San Gemini, before dying on 9 October 815.
After Saracen incursions into Umbria around 882, the inhabitants rebuilt their settlement on higher ground and transferred the saint's body there, choosing him as their principal patron. The town was thereafter known as Geminopoli and later as San Gemini.
San Gemini is traditionally connected with the ancient Umbrian city of Carsulae, a municipium of some importance in the Roman period, located along the Via Flaminia. The date of the abandonment of Carsulae is unknown.
In 1014 San Gemini passed under the dominion of the Church as part of the territories known as the Terre Arnolfe, transferred through territorial exchanges agreed between Emperor Henry II and Pope Benedict VIII.
Destruction followed in 1241 at the hands of Frederick II, and in 1244 San Gemini was subjugated by Perugia. During the 13th century it aligned with the Ghibelline side together with other cities of central Italy.
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