The
first news on campiume goes back to year 1301, when the tithes in
favour of the new "Regno Angioino di Sicilia" were being
gathered from all the incumbents in Italy, at the time governed by
the holy see. reports on these tithes can still be found in the vatican
secret archives (rationes decimarum) and it is in one of these reports
that the church of "S. Lorenzo in Campagloni" is mentioned
as being under the discrict of "Pieve di Rontana", during
the tithes-gathering made in the Faenza diocese the last few days
of year 1301.
Further
news goes back to year 1480: from an exchange of lands, drawn up by
Bartolomeo Taurelli, a notary in Faenza, we actually learn that "Campioni"
was under the "Scola Ghiozzani".
From
the report on the pastoral visit of 5th october 1565 we instead learn
that the parish "S. Laurentij Parrocchia di S. Laurentij de Campiuno
was joined to "s. maria de pistrino" and that the existing
altar was to be enlarged and restored; we also learn that there was
a picture opposite the altar and an image on the wall, as well as
some holy vessels.
In his detailed
report on the pastoral visit of monsignor Ascanio Marchesini on 4th
june 1573 Rossini writes :
"4th june 1573 - parish "S. Maria in pistrino (joined to
"S. Lorenzo in campiume - rector don Giovanni de Gabrielitis
di Reggio, parish for 50 years) only had a small altar and 16 parishioners.
- parish "S. Lorenzo in Campiume (a.m. rector) ; 90 parishioners
; the " societa' del s.s. sacramento" was ordained (the
parish was very old and had lived there for 46 years but was still
strong and sturdy) - sole altar, quite well furnished."