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Pescia Cathedral

Pescia Cathedral (Italian : Duomo di Pescia; Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Assunta e di San Giovanni Battista) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Pescia, Tuscany, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and to Saint John the Baptist. [1]

It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Pescia.

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References

  1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church , New York City: D. Appleton & Company, 19 April 1913, p. 740, Wikidata   Q302556

See also

Cathedral website

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