Fermo Cathedral
The Cathedral of Fermo or the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin ( Italian Duomo di Fermo, Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo ) is the cathedral of the city of Fermo and the archbishopric of the same name in the Italian region of Marche . The church with the patronage of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, completed at the end of the 18th century, bears the title of a minor basilica .
history
An early Christian basilica was documented after archaeological excavations as a previous building from the 6th century, the three-aisled building was extended at the time of Bishop Lupo (826-844). This first church was destroyed by Cristiano di Magonza during the campaign of Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa in 1176 and rebuilt in 1227 under the auspices of Giorgio da Como. The construction continued in the following decades and led to the current facade with Romanesque and Gothic elements made of Istrian stone. The rose window was carved by Giacomo Palmieri in 1348. In the portal niche there is a bronze statue of the Assumption of Mary by Nunzio Ucinelli. The atrium houses frescoes from the 14th century and the epitaph by Giovanni Visconti d'Oleggio. The base of the bell tower also comes from the early church.
Between 1781 and 1789, the cathedral was extensively redesigned by the architect Cosimo Morelli under Archbishop Andrea Antonio Silverio Minucci. The middle section was torn down and rebuilt in the classical style. In July 1962, Pope John XXIII raised It became the dignity of a small basilica. The bronze doors to the church were made by Aldo Sergiacomi in 1980.
description
The façade of the hilltop cathedral is made of Istrian stone, punctuated by thin pilasters, and in the center there is an elegant portal with carved bundles of pillars surmounted by a large tower that surrounds the statue of the Virgin Mary. On the axis is the large rose window with twelve rays. At the top of the portal is the bronze group of Assunta and Angels from 1758. On the left is the bell tower with a five-fold chime. Its insertion in line with the side aisle may have determined the asymmetrical characteristic of the facade, the peak of which does not correspond to the position of the portal and rose window. A rooster sculpture has stood on the roof of the cathedral since 1423.
The three naves Basilica are separated by circular arcs. The main nave and the two transepts are covered with a barrel vault , while the side aisles are provided with domes, which were also designed as coffered ceilings. The central nave ends with the deep apse , inside of which the choir is located. Behind the baroque high altar made of polychrome marble above the wooden choir stalls is the sculpture group of the Assumption. In the week of August, the high altar is decorated with a splendid tablecloth made for the feast of Madonna Assunta in Cielo from 1914 to 1917 in the monastery of the Benedictines in Fermo. The embroidery depicts the procession that still today leads through the districts on the occasion of the Cavalcata dell'Assunta, offering the Virgin the fruits of her labor as a gift.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Basilica Cattedrale di Maria SS. Assunta in Cielo on gcatholic.org
- ↑ a b Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (Italian)
- ↑ a b Fermo - Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta in Cielo (Italian)
- ↑ Marche Guida TCI, 1997, p. 151
- ↑ Le campane della cathedral e il gallo. Retrieved January 15, 2019 .
Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′ 40 ″ N , 13 ° 42 ′ 59 ″ E