{"id":8325,"date":"2023-08-28T15:49:23","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/cathedral-of-saints-peter-and-paul\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T11:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T10:13:45","slug":"cathedral-of-saints-peter-and-paul","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/cathedral-of-saints-peter-and-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"\"The dome<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Otherwise known as Il Duomo, this medieval cathedral was restored by Pitigliano’s 16th-century rulers, the Orsini Counts, to reflect their slightly flamboyant taste.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The cathedral was mentioned for the first time in 1061 as part of the vast parish church of Pitigliano. It was subsequently remodeled several times, but none were as heavy as Nicola III Orsini.<\/span><\/p>\n

After the bishop of Sovana came to reside permanently in Pitigliano in the 19th century, the former collegiate church became a cathedral.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today’s facade reflects many of the magnificent changes made to ensure that the church was worthy of being called a cathedral. There are several very ancient stuccos depicting cherubs holding crosses and banners. The two niches above the door house the travetine statues of San Paolo, on the right, and of San Pietro, on the left.<\/span><\/p>\n

Higher up, the fa\u00e7ade is gabled with a truly breathtaking Carrara marble bas-relief, depicting the Assumption of Mary with San Rocco and San Francesco.<\/span><\/p>\n

Faithful to the cathedral for more than two centuries, its bell tower was originally used for military and civil activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, there are many locals who don’t like the interior of the Pitigliano Cathedral. Many say the design is too ostentatious for their simple campaign, but it must be remembered that Pitigliano was one of the few dioceses in the area to have its own licensed cathedral.<\/span><\/p>\n

So they made sure to build on the luxurious interiors that had first been added by the Orsini in the 16th century, and they were not disappointed.<\/span><\/p>\n

When you walk in, you really don’t know where to look. Gold and cream marble, flecked with green, covers every surface and winds up to the roof, where it creates an intricate geometric pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first altar on your right houses the cathedral’s main artistic treasure: a 19th-century depiction of St. Paul of the Cross preaching to evangelized sinners in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next to him is a copy of another astonishing painting, this time the Archangel Michael and the Souls in Purgatory by the eighteenth-century painter Francesco Zuccarelli. The original is now in the Palazzo Orsini Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the sides of the altar there are two baroque stucco statues representing Faith and Charity. Behind them is another large stucco image, this time of St Peter in all his glory, while to either side of it are two large works by the beloved 19th century local painter Pietro Aldi.<\/span><\/p>\n

To your left is another chapel, this time dedicated to St. Gregory VII. Also in this case the stucco statues are accompanied by a painting depicting the Holy Family by the twentieth century painter Francesco Ciacci.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here you will also find what in my opinion is the cathedral’s most beautiful treasure: a wooden baptismal font carved in the 18th century and depicting the baptism of Jesus with St. John the Baptist in the desert on one side and St. John with a lamb on the other.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cathedral of Pitigliano is renowned for the beauty of its parts, rather than for its whole. All the artworks here are just beautiful masterpieces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Together they might be a little offensive, but you really have to get close. And when you do, the stunning detail work will leave you speechless.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The dome Otherwise known as Il Duomo, this medieval cathedral was restored by Pitigliano’s 16th-century rulers, the Orsini Counts, to reflect their slightly flamboyant taste. The cathedral was mentioned for the first time in 1061 as part of the vast parish church of Pitigliano. It was subsequently remodeled several times, but none were as heavy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":8329,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":49,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8325","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8325\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}