Saturday 10 August 2024

Primatial Metropolitan Cathedral Of Saint Mary Of The Angels, Saint Matthew, Saint Gregory VII, Salerno, Italy. Cattedrale Primaziale Metropolitana di Santa Maria degli Angeli, San Matteo e San Gregorio VII, Salerno, Italia.



Salerno Cathedral, Italy.
Illustration: DUOMO DI SALERNO


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unless stated otherwise.

Salerno Cathedral (or Duomo) is the main Church in the City of SalernoItaly, and a major tourist attraction. It is Dedicated to Saint Matthew, whose Relics are in the Crypt.

The Cathedral was built when the City was the Capital of the Principality of Salerno.


English: Tomb of Pope Saint Gregory VII, Salerno Cathedral.
Italiano: Tomba di papa Gregorio VII cattedrale di Salerno.
Photo: 23 June 2021.
Source: Own work.
Author: Adert
(Wikimedia Commons)

The Foundation, initiated in 1076 under Robert Guiscard, in the Episcopate of Alfano I, occurred simultaneously with that of the Basilica of St. Peter Alli Marmi. The Duomo was Consecrated by Pope Gregory VII in 1084.



The Cloisters, Salerno Cathedral.
Illustration: SALERNO CATHEDRAL


English: Choir and Sanctuary, Salerno Cathedral.
Italiano: Duomo di Salerno, coro e presbiterio.
Photo: 4 September 2015.
Source: Transferred from it.wikipedia to Commons.
(Wikimedia Commons)

In 1688, the architect Ferdinando Sanfelice remodelled the Interior of the Duomo in the Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Styles. 

A restoration in the 1930s brought it back to an appearance similar to the original one.


English: Feast Day of Saint Matthew, Salerno, Italy.
Italiano: San Matteo in festa.
Photo: 21 September 2008.
Source: Own work.
Author: M2m
(Wikimedia Commons)


English: The Organ, Salerno Cathedral.
Italiano: Consolle e organo espressivo del duomo di Salerno.
Photo: 16 September 2015.
Source: Transferred from it.wikipedia to Commons.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Mass in Salerno Cathedral.
Available on YouTube

The Great Organ of Salerno Cathedral was built 
by Giovanni Tamburini in 1954; it is one of the most interesting instruments in its category, built in a 
Romantic-Symphonic Style.
Organ specifications: https://bit.ly/44k2XAW

The Duomo is a symbol of the Italian Renaissance, because inside is the tomb of Pope Gregory VII, who rejected imperial domination of the Church.

The Duomo was damaged in World War II when, as part of Operation Avalanche, the Allies landed in Salerno in September 1943.

The Web-Site of Salerno Cathedral can be found HERE

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