Ferentino Cathedral
Santi Giovanni e Paolo is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic co-cathedral of the town of Ferentino, region of Lazio, Italy. The church is dedicated to 2nd century christian martyrs from Rome.
The church is present on a small acropolis, and was initially founded by by Pope Paschal I in the early 9th century. The church and town had been damaged in turn by Goth and Lombard invasions in prior centuries. The present church was consecrated in 1108. The interior still contains 12th-century mosaics from the studio of the Cosmati. It also has a ciborium from the 13th century, by Drudus de Trivio. The church has serperntine columns attributed to Vassalletto and a canvas depicting the Madonna del Parto, attributed to Carlo Dolci. The interior utilizes as spolia, columns from the 4th century. The church still retains elements of the 9th-century church.
The church has a 16th-century silver equestrian statue of St Ambrosius by the jeweller Fantino Taglietti. It also has two 16th-century silver busts of Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo attributed to followers of Benvenuto Cellini.[1][2]
References
- ↑ official site of Cathedral.
- ↑ Comune of Ferentino, entry on church.