San Paolo di Civitate
| San Paolo di Civitate | ||
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| Comune | ||
| Comune di San Paolo di Civitate | ||
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  San Paolo di Civitate Location of San Paolo di Civitate in Italy | ||
| Coordinates: 41°44′N 15°16′E / 41.733°N 15.267°ECoordinates: 41°44′N 15°16′E / 41.733°N 15.267°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Apulia | |
| Province / Metropolitan city | Foggia (FG) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Francesco Gentile | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 90.7 km2 (35.0 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) | |
| Population (30 June 2014)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,831 | |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Sanpaolesi | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 71010 | |
| Dialing code | 0882 | |
| Patron saint | St. Anthony of Padua and St. Paul | |
| Saint day | June 13 | |
| Website | Official website | |
San Paolo di Civitate is a town and comune in the province of Foggia in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
History
San Paolo was founded in the mid-15th century, mostly as a colony of Albanians. Nearby had existed since the 1st millennium BC an ancient town of the Daunians, Teate or Tiati, known by the Romans as Teanum Apulum.
In the Middle Ages, known as Civitate, the old town was the seat of the Battle of Civitate (1053) between Papal and Norman forces.
Civitate was the seat of a diocese in the 11th century, when its bishop Amalgerius or Amelgerius took part in two provincial synods in 1061 and 1062. From 1545 to 1550 its bishop was the celebrated astrologer Luca Gaurico. In 1580, the seat of the bishopric was moved to San Severo. No longer a residential bishopric, Civitate is today listed by the Catholic Church as a titular see.[2]