Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows
Church in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria della Neve) is the main place of Roman Catholic worship in Nuoro, Sardinia, and the cathedral church of the diocese of Nuoro.
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows | |
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40°19′14″N 09°20′12″E | |
Location | Nuoro, Sardinia |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuoro |
Consecrated | 3 July 1873 |
Architecture | |
Previous cathedrals | one |
Architect(s) | Antonio Cano |
Style | Neoclassical |
Years built | 1836–1873 |
Groundbreaking | 12 November 1836 |
Specifications | |
Number of towers | two |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Cagliari |
Diocese | Galtelli-Nuoro (1779–1928) Nuoro (since 1928) |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Giuseppe Baturi |
Bishop(s) | Mosè Marcia |
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Built in the mid-nineteenth century, it stands in a square called the Piazza Santa Maria della Neve and is dedicated to the Madonna of the Snow (in Italian: Madonna della Neve; also, Our Lady of the Snows, Nostra Signora della Neve), the patron saint of Nuoro, whose cult is closely linked to the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome.