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Santa Maria di Siponto

church, Manfredonia, Italy
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The Romanesque church of Santa Maria di Siponto, built in 1117, is located southwest of Manfredonia, Italy. This church marks the ancient site of Sipontum, which was conquered by the Romans in 217 BC and became a bishop's see in the 1st century AD. Sipontum was abandoned in the 13th century due to unhealthy conditions caused by nearby stagnant lagoons, and its inhabitants moved to Manfredonia, a town founded around 1260 by Manfred, king of Sicily. Although Manfredonia was destroyed by the Turks in 1620, the castle and the Romanesque church of San Domenico still stand. A museum nearby houses many artifacts from Sipontum.1

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