Tarquinia Cathedral

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Tarquinia Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Tarquinia; Concattedrale dei Santi Margherita e Martino) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, dedicated to Saint Margaret and Saint Martin.

West front and campanile of the cathedral

History edit

Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Tarquinia, previously known as the Diocese of Corneto, since 1986 it has been a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia.

Art edit

The cathedral's Vitelleschi Chapel was decorated with a series of murals by Antonio del Massaro.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Di Tullio, Valeria; Sciutto, Giorgia; Proietti, Noemi; Prati, Silvia; Mazzeo, Rocco; Colombo, Chiara; Cantisani, Emma; Romè, Valentina; Rigaglia, Davide; Capitani, Donatella (September 2018). "1H NMR depth profiles combined with portable and micro-analytical techniques for evaluating cleaning methods and identifying original, non-original, and degraded materials of a 16th century Italian wall painting". Microchemical Journal (in Italian). 141: 40–50. doi:10.1016/j.microc.2018.04.034. hdl:11585/667199. ISSN 0026-265X. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

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