Caltanissetta_Cathedral

Caltanissetta Cathedral

Caltanissetta Cathedral

Roman Catholic cathedral in Sicily


Caltanissetta Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Caltanissetta; Chiesa di Santa Maria la Nova) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Caltanissetta. It is located in Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy.

Caltanissetta Cathedral

Its construction began in 1570 and ended in 1622.[1] Between 1718 and 1720 the Flemish painter Guglielmo Borremans, together with his son Luigi, frescoed the vault and the nave, and painted the greater altarpiece, depicting the Immaculate Conception.[1]

See also


References

  1. Calogero Scarlata, Salvatore Farina. S. Maria la Nova: la cattedrale di Caltanissetta. Edizioni Lussografica, 1997

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