Gravina Cathedral
The Duomo di Gravina is the Roman Catholic cathedral located in Gravina in Puglia, region of Apulia, Italy. Along with the Altamura Cathedral and Acquaviva Cathedral, it serves as one of the co-cathedrals of Diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti.
History
A church here was erected in the 11th century by Count Umfrido d’Altavilla, Lord of the town. In the 15th-century it was refurbished in a Renaissance-Romanesque style. Of the original church a few byzantine capitals and frescoes remain. The main façade has a large rose window. The altarpieces are made from 17th-century intarsia with polychrome marble and mother of pearl. The ceiling has framed canvases. The church has an altarpiece carved in Bitonto stone (1468) by Guido da Guida. There is a San Michele (1538) carved in mazzaro, a local stone, and attributed to Stefano da Putignano. Along the left nave is the byzantine fresco of the Madonna del Piede. The oaken choir-stalls were made in the 15th-century, rebuilt by Bishop Antonio Maria Manzolio (1581-1593).
The adjacent sacristy has a ceiling refurbished by bishop Manzolio, and elaborate armoires. The bell-tower was built from a Norman watch tower.[1]
References
- ↑ Comune of Gravina, entry on Cathedral.