Caltanissetta Cathedral

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Caltanissetta Cathedral

Caltanissetta Cathedral (Italian : Cattedrale di Caltanissetta; Chiesa di Santa Maria la Nova) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta. It is located in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

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Its construction began in 1570 and ended in 1622. [1] Between 1718 and 1720 the Flemish painter Guglielmo Borremans, together with his son Luigi, frescoed the vault and the nave, and painted the greater altarpiece, depicting the Immaculate Conception. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Calogero Scarlata, Salvatore Farina. S. Maria la Nova: la cattedrale di Caltanissetta. Edizioni Lussografica, 1997

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