"chapels by Pietro Nelli and Gherardo Starnina. The second refectory is decorated with the ""Supper in Simon the Pharisee's house"" by Giovanni Battista Vanni (c. 1645); it also houses fragments of frescoes by Lippo d'Andrea. Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence Santa Maria del Carmine is a church of the Carmelite Order, in the Oltrarno district of Florence, in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the location of the Brancacci Chapel housing outstanding Renaissance frescoes by Masaccio and Masolino da Panicale, later finished by Filippino Lippi. The church, dedicated to the ""Beatæ Virginis Mariæ de monte Carmelo"", was built from 1268"
"Calahorra Cathedral The Cathedral of Santa María (Spanish: ""Catedral de Santa María"") is a cathedral located in Calahorra (in La Rioja, Spain). It was declared ""Bien de Interés Cultural"" in 1931. According to the Roman Christian poet Prudentius, San Emeterio and San Celedonio, two roman brothers and legionaries who converted to Christianity, were beheaded in Calahorra around the year 300. Local legend states that the cathedral was built on the spot where the two were killed. They are now venerated as patron saints of the city and their relics are still kept inside the cathedral. The site of the martyrdom"
"Florence Cathedral Florence Cathedral, formally the (; in English ""Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower""), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy (). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various shades of green and pink, bordered by white, and has an elaborate 19th-century Gothic Revival façade by Emilio De Fabris. The cathedral complex, in Piazza del Duomo, includes the Baptistery and Giotto's Campanile. These three"
"Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( ; Lombard: """" ) is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (""Santa Maria Nascente""), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St. Peter's Basilica is in the State of Vatican City), the third largest in Europe and the fourth largest in the world. Milan's layout, with streets either radiating from the Duomo or circling it, reveals that the Duomo occupies what was the most"
"all, though this is minority opinion. Modena Cathedral Modena Cathedral ( but colloquially known as simply ""Duomo di Modena"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. Consecrated in 1184, it is an important Romanesque building in Europe and a World Heritage Site. Since the 5th century, two churches had existed on the site of the present cathedral: the discovery of the burial site of Saint"
"Brunelleschi. While its location is prominent, the actual tomb is simple and humble. That the architect was permitted such a prestigious burial place is proof of the high esteem he was given by the Florentines. Florence Cathedral Florence Cathedral, formally the (; in English ""Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower""), is the cathedral of Florence, Italy (). It was begun in 1296 in the Gothic style to a design of Arnolfo di Cambio and was structurally completed by 1436, with the dome designed by Filippo Brunelleschi. The exterior of the basilica is faced with polychrome marble panels in various"
"Santiago de Compostela Cathedral The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spanish and Galician: ) is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. The cathedral has historically been a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St. James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route. The building is a Romanesque structure, with later Gothic and Baroque"
"was destroyed during a fire in 1900. It is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño. Calahorra Cathedral The Cathedral of Santa María (Spanish: ""Catedral de Santa María"") is a cathedral located in Calahorra (in La Rioja, Spain). It was declared ""Bien de Interés Cultural"" in 1931. According to the Roman Christian poet Prudentius, San Emeterio and San Celedonio, two roman brothers and legionaries who converted to Christianity, were beheaded in Calahorra around the year 300. Local legend states that the cathedral was built on the spot where the two were killed. They are now venerated"
"and Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. One of the most important and famous sites for pilgrimages for the Catholic Church is Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral of the city hosts the shrine of Saint James, one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. Santiago de Compostela is the final destination of the Way of Saint James (Galician: ""O Camiño de Santiago""). Assisi, a town in the Umbria region in Italy, hosts two more papal basilicas: the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi and the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli."
"Cremona Cathedral Cremona Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta""), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its bell tower is the famous Torrazzo, symbol of the city and tallest pre-modern tower in Italy. Also adjoining is the baptistery, another important medieval monument. Originally built in Romanesque style, the cathedral has been restored and extended several times, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque elements. Construction began in 1107, but the works were damaged and halted after an earthquake in 1117."
"and dispensing thick clouds of incense. Santiago de Compostela Cathedral The Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Spanish and Galician: ) is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela and is an integral component of the Santiago de Compostela World Heritage Site in Galicia, Spain. The cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Great, one of the apostles of Jesus Christ. The cathedral has historically been a place of pilgrimage on the Way of St. James since the Early Middle Ages and marks the traditional end of the pilgrimage route. The building is a Romanesque"
"with frescoes by Vitale da Bologna (1349). The cathedral also houses an important museum of religious decorative arts, the ""Museo del Duomo di Udine"". Udine Cathedral Udine Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Udine, north-eastern Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Udine. The cathedral's construction began in 1236 by will of Berthold, patriarch of Aquileia, on a Latin cross-shaped plan with three aisles and side-chapels. The style should follow that of the contemporary Franciscan churches. The church was consecrated in 1335 as ""Santa Maria Maggiore"". In 1348 an earthquake"
"Valladolid Cathedral The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Assumption (), better known as Valladolid Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church in Valladolid, Spain. The main layout was designed by Juan de Herrera in a Renaissance-style. The original design for this cathedral would have created a church which would have been the largest cathedral in Europe. Initially planned as the Cathedral for the capital city of Spain, ultimately, only 40-45% of the intended project was completed, due to lack of resources after the court moved towards Madrid, and the expenses caused by the difficult foundations of the temple, located"
"and exercise the functions delegated to them by the City Council; in addition they are supplied with an autonomous founding in order to finance local activities. The Boroughs are: All of the five boroughs are governed by the Democratic Party. The former Italian Prime Minister (2014-2016), Matteo Renzi, served as mayor from 2009 to 2014. Florence is known as the ""cradle of the Renaissance"" (""la culla del Rinascimento"") for its monuments, churches, and buildings. The best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as ""The Duomo"", whose dome was built by Filippo"
"for tourists are organised at times when services are not taking place. Tudela Cathedral The Cathedral of Saint Mary of Tudela (Spanish: ""Catedral de Santa Maria"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Plaza Vieja in the center of Tudela, autonomous community of Navarre, Spain. The medieval building was originally a collegiate church. It became a cathedral with the creation of the Diocese of Tudela, which existed 1783-1851 and again 1889-1956. It is now a co-cathedral in the Archdiocese of Pamplona and Tudela. Christians under Alfonso the Battler conquered Tudela in 1119. The city had been under Muslim control, although"
"as to the future of the Church, I can't help thinking she will make a figure in the world so long as she retains this great fund of precious ""properties,"" this prodigious capital decoratively invested and scintillating throughout Christendom at effectively-scattered points."" Milan Cathedral Milan Cathedral ( ; Lombard: """" ) is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to St Mary of the Nativity (""Santa Maria Nascente""), it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete. It is the largest church in Italy (the larger St."
"Castellammare Cathedral The Co-cathedral of Maria Santissima Assunta and San Catello is the Roman Catholic duomo or cathedral of Castellammare di Stabia in the metropolitan city of Naples, region of Campania, Italy. It's the main church in Castellammare di Stabia and it's co-cathedral of Sorrento-Castellammare archdiochese: it was built in 1587 but it was consecrated only in 1893 and inside is worshiped the statue of Saint Catello, the patron saint of the city. The cathedral was erected near the site of a Christian cemetery which had arisen beside the Roman road between the Ancient Roman towns of Nocera and Stabiae."
"the Vatican City on the basis of the number of pilgrims it hosts each year (between 12 and 20 million). The Sanctuary of Lourdes in France, with several basilicas, receives between 5 and 6 million pilgrims each year. There was a pronounced tendency in the 20th century to increase the number of churches that were granted the title of minor basilica. Examples among the many are the church containing Francisco Franco's tomb and those of many others in the monumental Valley of the Fallen near Madrid, the Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, in Carmel, California, Manila Cathedral (also known"
"cathedral of San Martino in Lucca, Italy. Copies of a similar size from the 12th century are found widely spread across Europe. These include the Cross of Imervard in the Brunswick Cathedral at Braunschweig, Germany, the Holy Face of Sansepolcro at Sansepolcro, Italy and possibly the Batlló Crucifix of Barcelona, Spain. In the traditional account, the year 742 marks the arrival of the Holy Face in the Basilica di San Frediano; its transferral to the cathedral, justified by a miraculous translation in the Latin legend, ""De inventione, revelatione ac translatione Sanctissimi Vultus"" may be connected with the episcopacy of Anselmo"
"Campi and others. In the 17th century Il Genovesino added the ""Life of St. Roch"" in the northern transept. Cremona Cathedral Cremona Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta""), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its bell tower is the famous Torrazzo, symbol of the city and tallest pre-modern tower in Italy. Also adjoining is the baptistery, another important medieval monument. Originally built in Romanesque style, the cathedral has been restored and extended several times, with Gothic, Renaissance"
"by Michelangelo Signorile (painter) recounts the ""Miracle of the Raft"". Monopoli Cathedral Monopoli Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica of the Madonna della Madia or Santa Maria della Madia () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Monopoli, in the province of Bari, region of Apulia, Italy. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of the Madonna della Maria, after an icon kept here. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Monopoli, it has been since 1986 a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Conversano-Monopoli. The cathedral was granted the status of a minor basilica in 1921."
"Basílica de Santa Maria de Castelló d'Empúries The Santa Maria Basilica (the Basílica de Santa Maria de Castelló d'Empúries, or the Catedral de l'Empordà or the Catedral de Castelló d'Empúries ), located in the municipality of Castelló d'Empúries in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, has for centuries been regarded as the Empordà Cathedral, although papal authorities have never grant it this rank. The building is the second largest in the Costa Brava, after the Girona Cathedral, and is big enough to justify a cathedral status. It is a Gothic building begun in the thirteenth century that replaced a primitive Romanesque church from"
"Fiesole Cathedral Fiesole Cathedral (, ""Duomo di Fiesole""), officially the Cathedral of Saint Romulus of Fiesole, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fiesole, Tuscany, central Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Fiesole and is dedicated to Saint Romulus. The first cathedral of Fiesole was situated lower down the hill than the present one, and had been built, according to the tradition, over the site of the martyrdom of Saint Romulus of Fiesole. In 1028 the present cathedral was founded by Bishop Jacopo the Bavarian to replace it, as he wished it to be inside the city walls."
"sculptures of its date. An outstanding collection of Baroque liturgical silver is kept in the treasury. Aversa Cathedral Aversa Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di San Paolo"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Aversa in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy. It has been the seat of the Bishop of Aversa from the bishopric's foundation in 1053. The Romanesque cathedral, dedicated to Saint Paul, has a spectacular ambulatory and an octagonal dome. Francesco Solimena's ""Madonna of the Gonfalone"" is kept here; the ""Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian"" by the Quattrocento painter Angiolillo Arcuccio, now in the seminary, was here formerly."
"Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore (""Our Lady of the Sacred Heart"", also known as San Giacomo degli Spagnoli and in Spanish, Santiago de los Españoles) is a Catholic church dedicated to the Virgin Mary located in Rome's Piazza Navona. An earlier church had been erected in the same place, on the ruins of the Stadium of Domitian, in the 12th century. The first mention of this church is in the will of Henry of Castile (1230-1304), son of King Ferdinand III of Castile, who had given money to build it in 1259. The new edifice"
"Santa Maria Maggiore (Assisi) Santa Maria Maggiore is a church in Assisi, Umbria, central Italy. The current structure dates from the 11th-12th centuries, although it was built on a pre-existing Palaeo-Christian church; the latter had been in turn erected above a Roman edifice, the so-called ""Propertius' Domus"" or a temple dedicated to Apollo or, according to the tradition, to Janus. The church served as the city's cathedral until 1036, when the title was moved to the current Cathedral, the church of San Rufino. Santa Maria Maggiore was the location of St. Francis of Assisi's baptism. It has an undecorated façade"
"Modena Cathedral Modena Cathedral ( but colloquially known as simply ""Duomo di Modena"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Modena, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Geminianus. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola. Consecrated in 1184, it is an important Romanesque building in Europe and a World Heritage Site. Since the 5th century, two churches had existed on the site of the present cathedral: the discovery of the burial site of Saint Geminianus, Modena's patron saint, led to"
"Foggia Cathedral Foggia Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale della Santa Maria Assunta in Coelo"" or ""della Santa Maria in Fovea""; ), otherwise the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or Church of Saint Mary of Foggia ( or ""Chiesa della Santa Maria di Foggia""), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Foggia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Foggia-Bovino. The present Romanesque building was constructed as a collegiate church in the 1170s, but was damaged in the earthquake of 1731 and restored in a Baroque style. When"
"Amalfi Cathedral Amalfi Cathedral () is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Diocese of Amalfi, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni. Begun in the 9th and 10th centuries, it has been added to and redecorated several times, overlaying Arab-Norman, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque elements, and finally a new 19th century Norman-Arab-Byzantine facade. The cathedral includes the adjoining 9th-century Basilica of the Crucifix. Leading from the basilica are steps into"
"Udine Cathedral Udine Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Udine, north-eastern Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Udine. The cathedral's construction began in 1236 by will of Berthold, patriarch of Aquileia, on a Latin cross-shaped plan with three aisles and side-chapels. The style should follow that of the contemporary Franciscan churches. The church was consecrated in 1335 as ""Santa Maria Maggiore"". In 1348 an earthquake damaged the building, which was restored starting from 1368. In this occasion, the larger previous rose window of the façade was replaced by the"
"of the Rotunda of Xewkija in Gozo, Malta were based on Santa Maria della Salute, but on a larger scale. Santa Maria della Salute Santa Maria della Salute (), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal, at the ""Bacino di San Marco"", making the church visible when entering the Piazza San Marco from the water. The ""Salute"" is part of"
"Vaccaro. The marble bust (1795) of the cleric, (Primicerio) Antonio Rosario De bellis, was completed by Michele Coppa. Venafro Cathedral Venafro Cathedral (; ""Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta"") is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Venafro in the region of Molise, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Previously the seat of the Bishops of Venafro, it is now a co-cathedral in the diocese of Isernia-Venafro. The cathedral is not only the biggest church in the city but is also one of the largest in the region. It stands at the foot of the Parco Oraziano, a park leading"
"the blood in the vial appeared to liquify during a visit by Pope Francis. This was taken as a sign of the saint's favour of the pope. The blood did not liquify when Pope Benedict XVI visited in 2007. Naples Cathedral Naples Cathedral (, ""Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta"" or ""Cattedrale di San Gennaro""; ) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the ""Cattedrale di San Gennaro"", in honour of Saint Januarius, the city's patron saint. The present cathedral was commissioned by"