ara ▁between ▁ 1 0 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 6 5 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 6 2 7 , ▁a ▁major ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁San ▁Sever o , ▁with ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁life ▁of ▁some ▁ 8 0 0 ▁persons . ▁Church es ▁and ▁buildings ▁were ▁ru ined . ▁" S anse ver o ▁città ▁è ▁dis f atta ▁in ▁tutto ," ▁wrote ▁one ▁witness . ▁T rem ors ▁continued ▁for ▁a ▁year , ▁causing ▁many ▁inhabitants ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁and ▁migr ate ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Between ▁November ▁ 1 6 5 6 ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 6 5 7 , ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Cap itan ata ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Sever o ▁were ▁visited ▁by ▁the ▁pl ague , ▁causing ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁including ▁Bishop ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁Mont i . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 3 ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁only ▁around ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁persons . ▁ ▁Other ▁earth qu akes ▁caused ▁serious ▁damage ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁August ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁C athedral ▁and ▁Chapter ▁The ▁c athedral ▁of ▁San ▁Sever o , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁taking ▁up ▁( ass umption ) ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁into ▁heaven , ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Card inal ▁V inc en zo ▁Maria ▁Or s ini , ▁O . P