Sarzana Cathedral
Sarzana Cathedral (
The cathedral is noted as the home of a relic of
History
The cathedral was built on the site of the former
The cathedral was built as the seat of the
Description
The church is in a Romanesque-Gothic style. It has a west front of white marble, featuring a portal with a small Gothic rose window above it, between two side blocks of the 17th century. To the south is the battlemented
Relics
The cathedral contains a famous relic of
Works of art
Cross of Maestro Guglielmo
Sarzana Cathedral is known as the location of the oldest dated Tuscan
Other works of art
The cathedral contains a painting by
The
Domenico Fiasella has a number of works in the church, including: • Glory of the Most Precious Blood in the Chapel of the Relics • Massacre of the Innocents (1653) • Martyrdom of St Andrew • 'Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth • Saints Lazarus, Nicholas and George • Saints Apollonia, Lucia and Cecilia.
Other
The cathedral was declared a
Gallery
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The painted crucifix dated 1138
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Nave looking west, showing the organ
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Altar, by Cybei, in the Chapel of Saint Augustine, showingSaint Catherine of Genoa
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High altar
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Ceiling and cupola over the choir and high altar
Notes
- ^ "Cattedrale di Sarzana".
- ^ Eutychianus was believed to be a native of Luni, the predecessor of Sarzana as the seat of the bishopric, and Nicholas was a native of Sarzana. The connection of Sergius is not clear.
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy: La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato
- ^ "Cattedrale di Sarzana".
- ^ Boskovits, Miklós, Labriola, Ada, & Tartuferi, Angelo, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, Volume 1, pp. 11-15, 1993, Giunti, online
- ^ GCatholic.org
Sources
- Sarzana Cathedral official website (in Italian)