Piazza Armerina Cathedral

The Cathedral of Maria Santissima delle Vittorie is the cathedral of the Piazza Armerina Roman Catholic Diocese located in Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy.

Built on the foundations of an earlier church of the fifteenth century and based on a project of architect Orazio Torriani, its construction began in 1604 and ended in 1719, while the dome was added in 1768.^[1]

The interior of the cathedral is dominated by the central dome. It contains a cross painted on both sides, showing the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, and a baptistery by Antonello Gagini.^[2]

References

↑ Virginia Maxwell, Duncan Garwood. Sicily. EDT srl, 2011. ISBN 8860408008.
↑ Giovanni Bonanno. Cattedrali di Sicilia. M. Grispo, 2000.

External links

Media related to Piazza Armerina Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Piazza Armerina

Cathedrals in Sicily

Province of Agrigento	Agrigento Armerina Caltanissetta

Province of Catania	Catania Acireale Caltagirone

Province of Messina	Messina Lipari¹ Santa Lucia del Mela¹ Nicosia Patti

Province of Palermo	Palermo Cefalù Monreale

Province of Siracusa	Siracusa Noto Ragusa

Province of Trapani	Trapani Mazara del Vallo

Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi	Piana degli Albanesi Martorana¹

¹ co-cathedral

Coordinates: 37°23′06″N 14°21′51″E / 37.3849°N 14.3641°E / 37.3849; 14.3641

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