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See also:TOLENTINO (anc. Tolentinum See also:Picenum)
, a See also:town of the See also:Marches, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of See also:Macerata, 11 m. by See also:rail W. by S. of that town
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(1901), 5111 (town), 13,197 (See also:commune)
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It is situated on the Chienti, 735 ft. above See also:sea-level, and was once a fortified town of See also:great strength
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The See also:cathedral has a See also:fine portal by the Florentine Giovanni Rosso (1435), and contains the remains of S See also:Nicholas of See also:Tolentino (d
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1309), whose See also:Renaissance See also:tomb and frescoes illustrating the See also:life of the See also:saint by Lorenzo and Jacopo da See also:San Severino are preserved in a See also:room adjoining the See also:chapel See also:north of the high See also:altar
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