Cefalù Cathedral
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cathedral in Italy
Key facts
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic Church
- Province
- Diocese of Cefalù
- Ecclesiastical or organizational status
- Cathedral
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cefalù, Italy
- Type
- Church
- Style
- Norman-Arab-Byzantine
- Criteria
- ii, iv
- Designated
- 2015 (39th session )
- Reference no
- 1487-008
- State party
- Italy
- Region
- Europe and North America
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- church building
- Has part
- cloister
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Country
- Italy
- Located in
- Cefalù
- Area
- 1.394
- Dedicated to
- Jesus
- Official website
- www.diocesimessina.it
- Image
- Cefalu Cathedral exterior BW 2012-10-11 12-13-18.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- inception
- 1131-00-00
- Commons category
- Duomo (Cefalù)
- architectural style
- Byzantine architecture
- native label
- Duomo di Cefalù
- Christian liturgical rite
- Roman Rite
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cathedral of Cefalù (Italian: Duomo di Cefalù) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Cefalù, Sicily. It is one of nine structures included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale.
The cathedral was erected between 1131 and 1240 in the Norman architectural style, the island of Sicily having been conquered by the Normans in 1091. According to tradition, the building was erected after a vow made to the Holy Saviour by the King of Sicily, Roger II, after he escaped from a storm to land on the city's beach. The building has a fortress-like character and, seen from a distance, it dominates the skyline of the surrounding medieval town. It made a powerful statement of the Norman presence.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cefalù Cathedral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.