Grosseto Cathedral
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Grosseto Cathedral | ||
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Cathedral of Saint Lawrence | ||
Duomo di Grosseto ( Style Italian Gothic, Romanesque, Classical | | |
Groundbreaking | 1294 | |
Administration | ||
Diocese | Diocese of Grosseto | |
Clergy | ||
Bishop(s) | Rodolfo Cetoloni | |
Provost | Franco Cencioni |
Grosseto Cathedral (
diocese of Grosseto and is dedicated to Saint Lawrence
.
History
Construction began at the end of the 13th century, under the architect Sozzo Rustichini of Siena. Erected over the earlier church of Santa Maria Assunta, it was not finished until the 15th century (mainly because of the continuing struggles against Siena).
The façade of alternate layers of white and black marble is
Madonna delle Grazie by Matteo di Giovanni
(1470).
The
campanile
(bell tower) was finished in 1402, and restored in 1911.