Vieste Co-cathedral
Vieste Cathedral (Italian: Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Vieste, a former bishopric in Apulia, southern Italy.
Vieste Cathedral
History
It was built in Apulian Romanesque style as a cathedral when Vieste was still a Latin Catholic diocese (until its merger into the present Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manfredonia–Vieste–San Giovanni Rotondo on 1818.06.27).
It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It has a basilica plan with a nave and two aisles. Its bell tower was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century after the previous one collapsed.
It became a minor basilica by papal decree of 12 February 1981.
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Coordinates: 41°52′54″N 16°10′50″E / 41.8816°N 16.1805°E
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