Pieve

In Italy in the Middle Ages, a pieve (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːve], Corsican: [ˈpjɛvɛ]; Latin: plebe; pl.

Pieve is also an Italian and Corsican term signifying the medieval ecclesiastical/administrative territory of its the mother church.

The Italian word pieve is descended from Latin plebs which, after the expansion of Christianity in Italy, was applied to the community of baptized people.

Many pievi began to appear in the 5th century, as Christianity expanded in the rural areas outside the main cities.

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