Museum
Orsini Palace
Pitigliano
Sangallo Loggia
Diocesan Headquarters
cathedral
Saints Peter and Paul
Pitigliano
Facade of the Cathedral
Bell tower
Interior
cathedral
Saint Peter
Sovana
A museum inside the fortress
In 1989, the new Diocesan Museum was opened in the Palazzo dei Conti to house many works of sacred art from churches in the city and diocese which, for security reasons, could no longer be admired and venerated in their original churches.
In 1998, many other rooms were opened to the public, including the keep and the Sangallo loggia.
The exhibition rooms are full of exciting works that recall the long history of the ancient Diocese of Sovana and the spirituality of its churches, companies, and convents.
But we can also relive the atmosphere of life at the Orsini count’s court in the elegant vaults or painted wooden ceilings, in the remains of friezes commemorating illustrious figures or properties of the noble family, in the almost labyrinthine complexity of the palace, with its narrow corridors, loggias and terraces, steep staircases and underground passages rich in shadows and charm.
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DIOCESE
Sovana Pitigliano Orbetello
TUSCANY
The Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello is a suffragan see of the Catholic Church belonging to the Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d’Elsa-Montalcino, part of the ecclesiastical region of Tuscany.
It extends across the southern part of the province of Grosseto, including the Albegna and Fiora valleys, the coastline with the Argentario and the islands of Giglio and Giannutri, the southern slope of Mount Amiata, and the Sienese municipality of Piancastagnaio.
It is one of the largest territories among the Tuscan dioceses, covering an area of 2,177 square kilometers, between the Ombrone River to the north and the Fiora River to the south, between the island of Giglio and the heart of the Maremma to the west, and Mount Amiata and the Tufi area to the east. A varied area between the sea, hills, and mountains, which over the centuries has offered living spaces where the population has developed and passed on their identity of faith and culture to future generations.
The diocese was founded between the 5th and 6th centuries, when St. Mamiliano, bishop of Palermo, retired to a hermitage on the island of Montecristo (formerly called Montegiove) and brought Christianity to this vast area of the Italian peninsula and the Empire. Today, the remains of St. Mamiliano are kept in the Cathedral of St. Peter in Sovana. The first bishop known, because he is mentioned in historical documents, was Maurizio, who in 680 participated in the Roman Synod in preparation for the Council of Constantinople against Monothelitism.
The current bishop is His Excellency Monsignor Bernardino Giordano.