Pieve di Cento

Pieve di Cento is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 kilometres north of Bologna.

The origins of the town date back to the upper medieval period, whereby a town was established around the local church, which had the title of "Pieve". In fact, Pieve di Cento had the only church with a baptistery in its rural area, still known as Centopievese, until 1378. This meant that all the other churches nearby were under its jurisdiction. The Pieve is the current Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, which received its title in the Middle Ages and retained such title even with the closure of its Chapter ordered by the Council of Trent.

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