Fermo Cathedral (Italian : Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo; Duomo di Fermo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Fermo, region of Marche, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Fermo.
Archaeological excavations have demonstrated that the cathedral site was formerly that of a pagan temple. The first church was destroyed in 1176 during the campaign of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. It was rebuilt in 1227 under the patronage of Giorgio da Como. Construction was pursued over the following decades leading to the present façade with both Romanesque and Gothic elements and built in Istrian stone. The rose window was sculpted by Giacomo Palmieri in 1348. The portal niche has a bronze statue of the Madonna of the Assumption by Nunzio Ucinelli. The atrium has frescoes from the 14th-century and the funeral monument of Giovanni Visconti d’Oleggio. The base of the bell-tower also dates from the early church.
In 1781-1789, the cathedral was extensively refurbished, altering the interior into a Neoclassical layout. The architect was Cosimo Morelli. The bronze doors to the church were completed in 1980 by Aldo Sergiacomi. The interior contains a paleo-christian sarcophagus of the 3rd to 4th century located in the 13th-century crypt, and a Byzantine style icon donated by Giacomo della Marca. [1]
Marche, in English sometimes referred to as the Marches, is one of the twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the central area of the country, and has a population of about 1.5 million people, being the thirteenth largest region in the country by number of inhabitants. The region's capital and largest city is Ancona.
The province of Fermo is a province in the Marche region of Italy. It was established in 2004 and became operational in 2009. Its administrative centre and provincial capital is the city of Fermo. Other major cities include Porto Sant'Elpidio, Porto San Giorgio, Sant'Elpidio a Mare, and Montegranaro. As of 2017, the province has a population of 174,358 inhabitants and spans an area of 862.77 square kilometres (333.12 sq mi). It contains 40 comuni.
Fermo is a town and comune of the Marche, Italy, in the Province of Fermo.
The Cathedral of Saints Philip and James, commonly known as the Sorrento Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Via Santa Maria della Pietà in Sorrento, Italy. The cathedral is dedicated to Saints Philip the Apostle and James the Just, and has been the seat of the Archbishop of Sorrento-Castellammare di Stabia since 1986. It was previously the seat of the bishops and archbishops of Sorrento.
Treia Cathedral, otherwise the Church of the Annunciation is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Treia, Macerata, Italy, dedicated to the Annunciation. It was formerly the seat of the bishop of Treia from the creation of the diocese of Treia in 1817 to its merging into the Diocese of San Severino in 1920, and following several other mergers is now a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia.
Matelica Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Matelica, Marche, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Matelica, it is now a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Fabriano-Matelica.
Pesaro Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Pesaro, Marche, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
San Severino Cathedral, also known locally as the New Cathedral, is a 17th-century Neo-classical Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Augustine, located on the Piazza del Duomo in San Severino Marche, region of Marche, Italy. In 1827 it became the cathedral of the Diocese of San Severino. Since 1986 it has been a co-cathedral of the Archdiocese of Camerino-San Severino Marche.
Camerino Cathedral is a Neoclassical Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica, dedicated to the Annunciation, in Camerino, Region of Marche, Italy. Since 1987 it has been the seat of the Archbishop of Camerino-San Severino Marche, having been the seat of the Archbishops of Camerino from 1787 and previously that of the Bishops of Camerino.
Ripatransone Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in the town of Ripatransone, province of Ascoli Piceno, region of Marche, Italy. It is located on Piazza Ascanio Condivi. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Gregory the Great and to Saint Margaret. It was formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Ripatransone but is now a co-cathedral in the Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto-Ripatransone-Montalto.
San Martino is a baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church located in Via Giacomo Leopardi in Fermo, province of Fermo, in the region of Marche, Italy.
Cagli Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Cagli, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, region of Marche, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Cagli; since 1986 it has been a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Fano-Fossombrone-Cagli-Pergola. It was granted the status of a minor basilica in 1982.
Sant'Agostino is a Gothic-style, Roman Catholic church located on Piazzale Giordani #1 in the town of Recanati, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy.
San Michele Arcangelo is a baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on Largo Vinci #3 in Fermo, province of Fermo, in the region of Marche, Italy.
San Domenico is a Gothic-style Roman Catholic co-cathedral located on Largo Maranesi in Fermo, in the region of Marche, Italy.
Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Montegranaro, province of Fermo, in the region of Marche, Italy.
The San Domenico is a Roman Catholic church located on Piazza Giacomo Leopardi #3 in the center of the town of Recanati, province of Macerata, in the region of Marche, Italy.
Cingoli Cathedral is a Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in the town of Cingoli, province of Macerata, region of Marche, Italy. It stands on the central piazza opposite the town hall.
Santa Maria in Piazza, and the adjacent Oratory of the Madonna della Misericordia is a Roman Catholic church complex located on Via Roma 62, flanking Piazza Garibaldi, in the center of the town of Mogliano, province of Macerata, in the region of Marche, Italy.
Montalto Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta e San Vito, is the principal Roman Catholic church of the town of Montalto delle Marche, province of Ascoli Piceno in the region of Le Marche, Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The church was formerly, from 1586, the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Montalto. When the diocese was subsumed into the present Diocese of San Benedetto del Tronto–Ripatransone–Montalto in 1986, Montalto Cathedral became a co-cathedral in the new diocese. It was created a basilica minor by Pope Paul VI in 1965.
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