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Italy - Information on Sant'Agata Dei Goti in the Province of Benevento

This little town has Samnite-Roman origins. Its name is associated with a colony of Goth warriors who survived Totila’s defeat in 553 and settled in the area as Empire’s citizens.
Important gastaldato under the Longobard domination, then it underwent the Norman rule and, in 1100, it welcomed Pope Pasquale II. During the feudalism, it belonged to the Della Ratta family, then to the Acquaviva, to the Coscia and finally to the Carafa, until the end of feudalism.

Diocese from the 10th c., among the most important bishops that ruled here Felice Peretti, Pope Sisto V and Sant’Alfonso de’ Liguori, founder of the Congregazione dei Redentoristi (Congregation of the Redemptorists) and author of the Christmas carol “Tu scendi dalle stelle”, are noteworthy.

The built-up area, situated on a tuff spur surrounded by deep gorges dug by the torrents Riello and Martorano, has perfectly preserved its natural beauty, enriched, over the years, with architectural elements.

NOT TO BE MISSED:
1. The built-up area
2. Ducal castle
3. The Carbone Palace and the Viscardi Palace
4. Church of SS. Annunziata
5. Church of St. Menna
6. Church of St. Angelo in Munculanis, with the annexed church of St. Francesco and the Monastery, today’s Town-Hall
7. The wonderful Dom with the medioeval crypt
8. Church of the Carmine
9. Church of St. Maria di Costantinopoli
10. The Diocese Museum and Alphonse’s sites

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