Mensa Vescovile; Giudiziario moderno; Atti vari: frammenti ebraici
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Country
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IT
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Name of institution (English)
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Diocesan Historical Archives of Cesena-Sarsina
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Language of name of institution
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ita
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Contact information: postal address
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Via Mura Comandini 19, 47521 Cesena (FC)
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Contact information: phone number
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0039 0547 1938511
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Contact information: email
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amministrazione@diocesicesena.it
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Reference number
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ASDCe-Sa, Mensa Vescovile
ASDCe-Sa, Giudiziario moderno
ASDCe-Sa, Atti vari
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Type of reference number
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Archival reference number
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Title (English)
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Bishop's "mensa"; Modern Judiciary; Various Acts: Hebrew fragments
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Title (official language of the state)
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Mensa Vescovile; Giudiziario moderno; Atti vari: frammenti ebraici
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Language of title
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ita
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Creator / accumulator
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Archivio Curia Vescovile di Cesena-Sarsina
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Date(s)
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16th century/17th century
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Date note
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Fragments dated between the 13th and 14th centuries, reused in 16th and 17th-century volumes
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Language(s)
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heb
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Extent
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31 (Mensa Vescovile), 454 (Giudiziario moderno), and 3 (Atti vari) storage units
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Type of material
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Textual Material
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Physical condition
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Satisfactory
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Scope and content
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Some collections preserved in the Archivio Storico Diocesano di Cesena-Sarsina contain ancient fragments of parchment with Hebrew texts reused in bindings of 16th and 17th-century volumes. It is the case of the Mensa Episcopale, Atti vari and Giudiziario Moderno collections. Some of these fragments are of Sephardic origins, such as the following:
ASDCe-Sa, Mensa vescovile, Enfiteusi, reg. n. 23, aa. 1567-1570: Hebrew fragments of a 13th or 14th-century Bible (Leviticus and Numbers 7), written in square Sephardic script.
ASDCe-Sa, Giudiziario moderno, atti civili, reg. n. 76, aa. 1584-1585: Hebrew fragment of a 13th or 14th-century Bible (1 Chronicles), written in square Sephardic script.
ASDCe-Sa, Giudiziario moderno, atti criminali, reg. n. 626, a. 1567: Hebrew fragments of a 13th or 14th-century Bible (Leviticus and Numbers 8), written in square Sephardic script.
ASDCe-Sa, Atti Vari, Beneferiali, 1556-1557, reg. n. 583: Hebrew fragment of a 13th or 14th-century Babylonian Talmud, written in square Sephardic script.
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(source: Perani, Mauro. 2019. “I Frammenti ebraici di Cesena, scoperti nell’Archivio della curia vescovile e nella sezione di Archivio di Stato.” In Cesena ebraica: un percorso fra carte e codici: atti del Convegno, Cesena, 2 settembre 2018, edited by Marino Mengozzi and Biblioteca Malatestiana, 69–89. Quaderni della Biblioteca Malatestiana. [Nuova serie] 1. Cesena: Biblioteca Malatestiana)
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Archival history
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The diocesan archive of Cesena-Sarsina consists of three main documentary groups, coming respectively from the archives of the Episcopal Curia, the Cathedral Chapter and the Seminary. To these archives, others from various parishes of the area were gradually added to the collection.
In order to prepare to accommodate the documentation of the former diocese of Sarsina, the diocesan archive was rearranged into 24 distinct fonds, each one with its own series. Among these fonds, the Cathedral Chapter (36 series) and the Seminary (27 series) stand out. The Episcopal Curia fonds includes the Cancelleria (Chancellery), the Mensa vescovile (Bishop’s “Mensa”), and the Giudiziario (Judiciary) series, each one divided into Early Modern and Contemporary parts. Hebrew fragments with Sephardic script have been identified in the following subseries of the Episcopal Curia fonds: Atti vari (Cancelleria series); Libri actorum civilum and Libri actorum criminalium (Giudiziario Moderno series); and Enfiteusi (Mensa vescovile series).
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(source: Riva, Claudio. 2008-2009. "L’archivio diocesano di Cesena")
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Administrative / Biographical history
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The diocese of Cesena-Sarsina was established in 1986 when the congregation of bishops and regulars decided to unite the two pre-existing dioceses of Cesena and Sarsina.
Sarsina owes its origin to its patron saint, Bishop Vicinio, who lived in the 4th century. It is one of the oldest dioceses in the Italian peninsula. In the Middle Ages, Sarsina bishops were also feudal lords, enjoying benefits but also suffering the consequences of fierce local struggles. With the Counter-Reformation, following the Council of Trent, apostolic visits, better administration, and pastoral care were implemented. In 1643, the seminary of Sarsina was founded for the training of the clergy. After the Napoleonic rule and the Restoration, the diocese showed more and more frequently the need for a stronger administration. However, only in 1986, was it finally joined the larger diocese of Cesena.
The foundation of the diocese of Cesena dates back to the late 5th century or the early 6th century. The expansion of Christianity around Cesena is apparent in the rise of "pievi" (rural churches) in the first centuries of the Middle Ages.
However, only with the resurgence of the cities, after the year 1000, did Cesena resume its own urban layout of religious spaces. In this respect, the arrival of the Franciscans was of great importance. After the first cathedral, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, Pope Urban VI authorised the construction of a new one in 1378. In the meantime, new religious orders settled in Cesena, promoting Christian life, culture, and also the new religious architecture. Following the Council of Trent, a seminary was founded in Cesena, which opened in 1569. At the beginning of the 20th century, Cesena promoted a notorious movement of religious and social renovation, testified by the history of the Catholic Movement in Italy. In 1986, Cesena and the nearby Sarsina diocese were merged.
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(source: Diocesi di Cesena-Sarsina website)
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Author of the description
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Andrea Cicerchia, 2022
