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L'Aquila Cathedral (Italian : Duomo dell'Aquila; Cattedrale metropolitana dei Santi Massimo e Giorgio) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Maximus of Aveia and Saint George. It is the episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of L'Aquila.
The cathedral was originally built in the 13th century and destroyed in the earthquake of 1703. It was restored in the 19th century and restored further in the 20th. [1] More recently, it was seriously damaged in the earthquake of 2009, and is presently deemed unfit for use (2023). [2] In the wake of this earthquake, ecclesial functions were temporarily transferred to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, which had also sustained damages. After August 2013, since the basilica was also closed for worship due to rebuilding works, the ecclesial functions were transferred once again to the Basilica of San Giuseppe Artigiano, not far from the cathedral, which following the same earthquake, had been rebuilt and reopened in July 2012. Reconstruction and restoration works on the cathedral commenced on 28 February 2023, after a lengthy planning process, and are projected to last for 5 years. [3]
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L'Aquila is a city and comune in central Italy. It is the capital city of both the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L'Aquila. As of 2023, it has a population of 69,558 inhabitants. Laid out within medieval walls on a hill in the wide valley of the Aterno river, it is surrounded by the Apennine Mountains, with the Gran Sasso d'Italia to the north-east.
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The Basilica of San Bernardino is a religious building located in L'Aquila, Italy. The church was built, with the adjacent cloister, between 1454 and 1472 in honor of St Bernardino of Siena. The facade was built by Silvestro dall'Aquila and later passed to Cola dell'Amatrice, reaching completion in 1542. It is a notable example of 16th century architecture combining Greek, Latin and Christian influences, divided into three orders, consisting of Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles. The corpse of the saint is guarded inside the church in a mausoleum built by Silvestro dell'Aquila.
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