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Church
Construction of the Cathedral began in 1203 on the orders of Bishop Andrea and was completed in 1270. Of notable figurative impact, both for the harmony and solemnity of its forms, its façade boasts a splendid Romanesque rose window with sixteen spokes, symbolically representing the wheel of life, and five 16th-century statues attributed to Aurelio Persio, depicting a Madonna and Child, the Saints Peter and Paul, as well as Saint Eustace and his wife, Saint Teopiste, protectors of the city. Its interior has three naves with Romanesque pillars and capitals, with a non-protruding transept and dome at its intersection. The church underwent significant renovations in the second half of the 15th and 16th centuries, a period in which the chapels of the Blessed Sacrament, of the Annunciation and of the Nativity were built. The only elements of the original Romanesque style which remain are its pillars and capitals in local stone. Of particular interest are its figured capitals, with images of the wealthy noblemen of the city who contributed to the construction of the church, one of which is painted. The fresco of the Madonna della Bruna positioned within an altar from 1706 is of considerable importance, with refined marble inlays. Within the other chapel there is the sculpted Nativity scene from 1534, by the Matera artist Altobello Persio. On its counter-façade, next to one of the entrances, there is a wonderful medieval fresco of the Last Judgment, inspired by Dante’s inferno.
Piazza Duomo, 7 75100 Matera
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