Frascati Cathedral

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Frascati Cathedral (

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Construction

Construction on the present building (the fifth cathedral of this see) began in 1598, to the designs of Ottaviano Nonni (best known as Mascherino). After twelve years, on 29 June 1610 the first Mass was celebrated. In 1696 Girolamo Fontana began work on a new façade, which was finished in 1700. The two bell towers on either side of it were constructed later.

Description

The cathedral is built on a

in the Chapel of the Gonfalone, that was retouched by Domenichino.

On the interior side of the west front there is a bronze "Holy Year Cross" of 1750.

1943 bombing

The interior of the cathedral was destroyed

on 8 September 1943, and so today it appears bare, except for a little chapel off to the right.

Funerary monument to Charles Edward Stuart

In the nave, on the inner side of the façade, there is a white marble funerary monument to

were left here in a small urn, placed under the floor below the funerary monument.

See also

• Church of the Gesu (Frascati)

References and notes

External links

• Official website Archived 2018-06-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
• History from Official site^{[permanent dead link]} (in Italian)

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