Udine Cathedral

Udine Cathedral
Udine Cathedral exterior

Udine Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Udine, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore) is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Udine, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Udine.

The cathedral's construction began in 1236, on a Latin cross-shaped plan with three aisles and side-chapels. The church was consecrated in 1335 as Santa Maria Maggiore.

At the beginning of the 18th century a radical transformation project involving both the exterior and the interior was undertaken at the request and expense of the Manin family. The Baroque interior has monumental dimensions and contains many works of art by Maffeo Verona, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Pomponio Amalteo, and Ludovico Dorigny. The painter Pellegrino da San Daniele contributed to the altarpiece of Saint Joseph and the organ doors. On the ground floor of the bell tower (built from 1441 over the ancient baptistry) is a chapel which is completely adorned with frescoes by Vitale da Bologna (1349).

The cathedral also houses an important museum of religious decorative arts, the Museo del Duomo di Udine.

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