Cattedrale della Madonna della Bruna e di Sant'Eustachio - Matera, Italy
N 40° 40.001 E 016° 36.667
33T E 636180 N 4503004
The cathedral was built in Apulian Romanesque style in the 13th century on the ridge that forms the highest point of the city of Matera and divides the two Sassi.
Waymark Code: WMRAP5
Location: Basilicata, Italy
Date Posted: 06/01/2016
Views: 2
Construction began in 1203, the year in which Pope Innocent III raised Matera to the rank of an archdiocese in union with Acerenza as the Archdiocese of Acerenza and Matera, and was completed in 1270.
The west front is dominated by the rose window of sixteen rays and by the campanile on the left side, 52 metres high. The cathedral has a Latin cross ground plan and contains three naves. Of especial note are a Byzantine fresco of the Madonna della Bruna and Child, the relics of Saint John of Matera (translated here in 1830) the wooden choir stalls in the apse, the Nativity created by the sculptor Altobello Persio in 1534, the Chapel of the Annunciation of the rinascimento period by Giulio Persio, and the Last Judgment, a precious fresco of the 14th century which re-emerged during restoration work.
Address:
Piazza Duomo, 75100 Matera MT, Italy
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Date founded or constructed: 13th century
Web site: [Web Link]
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