Duomo di Gubbio

Cathedral in Gubbio

Duomo Di Gubbio, Presbiterio
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The Duomo di Gubbio, dedicated to Saints Mariano and Giacomo, is situated at the base of Mount Ingino and was constructed on the foundations of an earlier Romanesque church, remnants of which can still be seen on the right side of the facade, dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. The facade features a pointed portal topped by a large circular window, adorned with an elegant band of foliage and surrounded by the symbols of the Evangelists and the Mystic Lamb. Inside, the predominantly Gothic-style interior consists of a single nave shaped like a Latin cross, supported by ten large transverse pointed arches.

The cathedral is rich in artwork, including paintings by 16th-century artists from Gubbio, such as the Nucci and Basili families, as well as works by foreign artists like Sinibaldi Ibi, Giuliano Presutti, and Dono Doni. A significant feature is the baroque chapel on the right wall, which contains frescoes by Allegrini and a canvas depicting the Birth of the Virgin by Gherardi. To the left of the high altar is the Magistrates’ Seat, adorned with faux inlays by Benedetto Nucci, while the choir houses the Episcopal Seat, carved in the mid-16th century. Beneath the high altar lies a late-ancient sarcophagus containing the relics of Saints Giacomo and Mariano, the church’s patron saints. The cathedral also preserves traces of 14th and 15th-century frescoes on its walls, with mural paintings in the apse, triumphal arch, and left chapels created by Augusto Stoppoloni between 1916 and 1918.

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Visiting Duomo di Gubbio

Address: Cattedrale dei Santi Mariano e Giacomo, Via Sant'Ubaldo, Gubbio, Province of Perugia, Italy

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