Between the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th century the village of Sant'Andrea di Conza was held by the Poncellys, a French family who built a fortress to protect the inhabitants of the area.
The village passed successively to the del Balzo family and in the 15th century to the Gesualdos.
The village of Sant'Andrea di Conza came under the bishop's jurisdiction, the bishop's seat was transferred from Conza to the Castle (now Episcopal Castle) in the 16th century.
Episcopal Castle was restored in 1980. You can see two cylindrical Towers: the first one next to the main entrance; the second one overlooks the garden and offers stunning panoramic views of Sant'Andrea di Conza.
Nowadays it is the seat of the City Hall offices.
The
first historical
mention of the
village was in the
year 1161 in a
document, which
described the
donation of an estate
from Earl Gionata di
Balvano to
Sant'Andrea
Church.
In 1700
Caracciolo built a
Seminary. After 1494,
the village grew up
around the Mother
Church. The
Franciscan monastery
was founded in 1600.
Only a few ruins now
remain to mark its
site (the Franciscan
monastery was bombed
during the Second
World
War).
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