Cerchiara di Calabria

Cerchiara di Calabria
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Cerchiara di Calabria
—  Comune  —
Comune di Cerchiara di Calabria
Cerchiara di Calabria is located in Italy
Cerchiara di Calabria
Location of Cerchiara di Calabria in Italy
Coordinates: 39°51′N 16°23′E / 39.85°N 16.383°E / 39.85; 16.383Coordinates: 39°51′N 16°23′E / 39.85°N 16.383°E / 39.85; 16.383
Country Italy
Region Calabria
Province Cosenza (CS)
Area
 - Total 81 km2 (31.3 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 3,025
 - Density 37.3/km2 (96.7/sq mi)
Demonym Cerchiaresi
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 87070
Dialing code 0981
Patron saint san Bonifacio
Website Official website

Cerchiara di Calabria is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy.

Cercharia occupies the ancient site of Arponium in Magna Graecia, under the Byzantine name of Circlarium. During the Norman period it was part of the lands of the Clermont (Chiaramonte) family, when most of the Byzantine institutions were reformed in the Latin rite.

Church of San Pietro

The town is best known for the Sanctuary of S. Maria delle Armi. The cells of hermit monks of Greek origin on Monte Sellario were already established by the tenth century. In the mid-fifteenth century a cult developed in connection with ancient Byzantine icons. The small chapel shrine excavated in the rock was enlarged in the early sixteenth century under the patronage of principe Pietro Antonio Sanseverino. In following eras a hospice for pilgrims was added and the palace of the marchesi Pignatelli di Cerchiara. The resulting church is rendered asymmetrical by its position against the cliff face.

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