Monday, November 15, 2021

Duomo di Arezzo

Duomo di Arezzo (Arezzo Cathedral), Piazza del Duomo, Arezzo

Duomo di Arezzo (Arezzo Cathedral)
Piazza del Duomo
Arezzo, February 2021

“Arezzo Cathedral (Duomo di Arezzo, Cattedrale di Ss. Donato e Pietro) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the city of Arezzo in Tuscany, Italy. It is located on the site of a pre-existing Palaeo-Christian church and, perhaps, of the ancient city's acropolis. The first cathedral of Arezzo was built on the nearby Pionta Hill, over the burial place of Donatus of Arezzo, martyred in 363. In 1203 Pope Innocent III had the cathedral moved within the city's walls, to the current site. The cathedral however lost the relics of Donatus, which were transferred to the church of San Donato in Castiglione Messer Raimondo (in what is now the province of Teramo). In spite of this, the cathedral is still dedicated to Saint Donatus and at the high altar houses a 14th-century arch named after him.” (Arezzo Cathedral, Wikipedia)

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