{"id":3697,"date":"2019-03-24T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/?page_id=3697"},"modified":"2019-03-24T19:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-24T18:33:17","slug":"city-library-and-history-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/fortified-villages-in-umbria-rare-hidden-gems\/what-to-see-in-montone\/city-library-and-history-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"City Library and History Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the heart of the small town of Montone are the Biblioteca Comunale<\/strong> and the Archivio Storico<\/strong> (city library and town history archives) in the ex-Santa Caterina D\u2019Alessandria Benedictine convent that has been restored.<\/p>\n It appears that the fortified mountaintop village of Montone was destroyed in a punitive attack ordered by Pope Sixtus IV to punish Carlo<\/em>, son of Braccio. <\/em>\u00a0Only the tower remains today. The town was replaced in later centuries by the St. Catherine Benedictine convent as a statement of the power and position that the Church retained in opposition to the Fortebracci<\/em> family. The convent rooms became public in modern times and today they are where local culture and history are proudly preserved.<\/p>\n The library, opened in 1999, is divided into two rooms \u2013 one for consulting and one for reading – and is equipped with modern multimedia technology.<\/p>\n The city history archives are one of the best in Umbria due to the valuable documents they contain. The \u201cActa Consilii<\/em>,\u201d very old papers from the judiciary and notaries offices and two papal seals with the crest of Pope Martin V, were documents that excommunicated Braccio Fortebracci<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the heart of the small town of Montone are the Biblioteca Comunale and the Archivio Storico (city library and town history archives) in the ex-Santa Caterina D\u2019Alessandria Benedictine convent that has been restored. It appears that the fortified mountaintop village of Montone was destroyed in a punitive attack ordered by Pope Sixtus IV to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":4202,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n