Caltanissetta Cathedral

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

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]

References

1 2 Calogero Scarlata, Salvatore Farina. S. Maria la Nova: la cattedrale di Caltanissetta. Edizioni Lussografica, 1997

External links

Media related to Caltanissetta Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons

Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Caltanissetta

Cathedrals in Sicily

Province of Agrigento	Agrigento Piazza Armerina Caltanissetta

Province of Catania	Catania Acireale Caltagirone

Province of Messina	Messina Lipari¹ Santa Lucia del Mela¹ Nicosia Patti

Province of Palermo	Palermo Cefalù Monreale

Province of Siracusa	Siracusa Noto Ragusa

Province of Trapani	Trapani Mazara del Vallo

Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi	Piana degli Albanesi Martorana¹

¹ co-cathedral

Coordinates: 37°29′23″N 14°03′50″E / 37.4896°N 14.0639°E / 37.4896; 14.0639

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