Acireale Cathedral
| Acireale Cathedral (Cattedrale Maria Santissima Annunziata) | |
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 The west front of the cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Catania |
| Location | |
| Location | Acireale, Italy |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Composite |
| Groundbreaking | 16c |
| Completed | 1889 |
| Website | |
| http://www.diocesi.acireale.ct.it/ | |
Acireale Cathedral (
minor basilica in 1957.[2]
The present cathedral building, which is located in the Piazza Duomo, was constructed as a simple parish church between 1597 and 1618 that was greatly enlarged a few years later when it received the
relics of Saint Venera, one of the two patron saints of the city,.[3] The structure survived the earthquake of 1693
, and the present cathedral is a 17th-century building with significant additions from each succeeding century.
Of particular note are the
Francesco Mancini Ardizzone, Antonio Filocamo, Giuseppe Sciuti, Francesco Patanè, and Giacinto Platania.[4]
Notes
- ^ the diocese of Acireale was created in 1844 but only became effective in 1872, when the first bishop was appointed
- ^ GCatholic.org: Basilicas, Italy
- ^ The other patron saint of Acireale is Saint Sebastian.
- ^ Private Acireale tourism site Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acireale Cathedral.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Aci-Reale
- Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Acireale
- Diocese of Acireale: official website (in Italian)
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| Province of Agrigento |  | |
| Province of Catania | ||
| Province of Messina | ||
| Province of Palermo | ||
| Province of Siracusa | ||
| Province of Trapani | ||
| Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi |
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