sentences:  In 1650 Vincenzo Maria Orsini, the future Pope Benedict XIII, was born in this town as Pietro Francesco Orsini.In 1818 the diocese of Gravina was united "aeque principaliter" with the former bishopric of Montepeloso, which dated back to the 12th century (according to other sources, 15th century) and was suffragan of the archdiocese of Potenza.Montepeloso is situated on a hill in the neighbouring Province of Potenza.