Benevento Cathedral
Benevento Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Benevento; Cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria de Episcopio) is a church in Benevento, southern Italy. The cathedral is the seat of the Archbishops of Benevento. It dates from the Lombard foundation of the Duchy of Benevento, in the late 8th century, but after its destruction during Allied bombings in the course of World War II, it was largely rebuilt in the 1960s.
| Benevento Cathedral | |
|---|---|
Benevento Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province | Archdiocese of Benevento |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Benevento, Italy |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°7′54.03″N 14°46′28.12″E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Groundbreaking | 8th century |
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