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Roman Catholic cathedral in Abruzzo, Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Corfinio Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Corfinio; Basilica chiesa di San Pelino) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Corfinio, Abruzzo, Italy, dedicated to Saint Pelinus. It was formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Valva (Valva was a former name of Corfinio) and is now a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Sulmona-Valva.[1][2][3][4]
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Corfinio Cathedral Chiesa di San Pelino | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Diocese of Sulmona-Valva |
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Rite | Latin Rite |
Location | |
Location | Corfinio |
State | Italy |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 1075 |
Completed | 1124 |
The basilica was erected putatively on the site of the martyrdom of St Pelinus in the 7th century. The complex at the site includes the Romanesque-style Basilica initially built in 1235, but reconstructed over the centuries due to earthquake damage. In the 19th-century, a refurbishment stripped Baroque decoration and led to the bare stone interiors of the apse. The semicircular apse retains some 13th-century frescoes. Attached to the church is the Oratory of Sant'Alessandro, frescoed in the 14th-century, and putatively holding the burial site of pope Alexander I (109-119).[5]
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