Brindisi Cathedral

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Facade of the cathedral
Central nave with a view of the choir

The Cathedral of Brindisi or the Cathedral Basilica of John the Baptist ( Italian Basilica Cattedrale de Giovanni Battista ) is a church in the port city of Brindisi in the Italian region of Apulia . The cathedral of the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni dates from the 11th century and has the rank of a minor basilica . It was often the starting point for trips to the Holy Land .

history

The cathedral was built as part of the rebuilding of the city after the Norman conquest of southern Italy . It was consecrated by Pope Urban II in 1089 and completed by 1143. Roger III was born in the cathedral . Crowned king in 1191, who married Irene of Byzantium here the following year . Emperor Friedrich II also married Isabella II , Queen of Jerusalem here in 1225 . At the end of the 16th century, the Romanesque apse was demolished to allow a large choir to be built. On February 20, 1743, a violent earthquake completely destroyed the cathedral, which was rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1746 by the architect Mauro Mainieri . Since then, it has been restored several times without changing its structure. On July 10, 1867 she was by Pope Pius IX. raised to the rank of a minor basilica. On June 15, 2008 Pope Benedict XVI visited Brindisi Cathedral and met clergy, deacons and seminarians from the Archdiocese of Brindisi-Ostuni.

architecture

The floor plan of the basilica, similar to the Basilica of San Nicola in Bari , remained unchanged Romanesque with three naves without transept. The facade has a central portal and is structured with pilaster strips . The large stone figures are from 2007. On the left is the bell tower, completed in 1795 . In the chapel dedicated to St. Theodore Tiro , the patron saint of the city of Brindisi, is consecrated together with St. Lawrence , the mortal remains of the martyr are kept. In the interior there are fragments of the mosaic floor from 1178. The choir stalls date from the 16th century.

Web links

Commons : Brindisi Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista on beweb.chiesacattolica.it (Italian)
  2. ↑ a b Cattedrale della Visitazione e S. Giovanni Battista on gcatholic.org

Coordinates: 40 ° 38 ′ 25.6 ″  N , 17 ° 56 ′ 44.6 ″  E