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Foligno , city (1991 pop. 53,202), in Umbria, central Italy. It is a commercial and industrial center and a railroad junction. Manufactures include machinery, transport equipment, paper, and textiles. Foligno was under papal control from the mid-15th cent. until 1860. Of note in the city are the Romanesque cathedral (12th cent., frequently restored) and the Palazzo Trinci (15th cent., with a 19th-century neoclassical facade). A local school of art flourished in the 15th cent.

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Foligno, Umbria/Italy Fulginium According to tradition, the town is named after Bishop Feliciano who was martyred and buried here c.251. A small church was built and later, surrounded by a wall and towers, it became the ‘Castle of St Feliciani’ and then the ‘Town of St Feliciani’. The name evolved into Fulginae with the Roman town being called Fulginium.

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