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Tarquinia Cathedral

Coordinates: 42°15′16″N 11°45′18″E / 42.2544°N 11.7550°E / 42.2544; 11.7550
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West front and campanile of the cathedral

Tarquinia Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Tarquinia; Concattedrale dei Santi Margherita e Martino) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, dedicated to Saint Margaret and Saint Martin.

History

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Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Tarquinia, previously known as the Diocese of Corneto, since 1986 it has been a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Civitavecchia-Tarquinia.

Art

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The cathedral's Vitelleschi Chapel was decorated with a series of murals by Antonio del Massaro.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Di Tullio, Valeria; Sciutto, Giorgia; Proietti, Noemi; Prati, Silvia; Mazzeo, Rocco; Colombo, Chiara; Cantisani, Emma; Romè, Valentina; Rigaglia, Davide; Capitani, Donatella (September 2018). "1H NMR depth profiles combined with portable and micro-analytical techniques for evaluating cleaning methods and identifying original, non-original, and degraded materials of a 16th century Italian wall painting". Microchemical Journal (in Italian). 141: 40–50. doi:10.1016/j.microc.2018.04.034. hdl:11585/667199. ISSN 0026-265X. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

42°15′16″N 11°45′18″E / 42.2544°N 11.7550°E / 42.2544; 11.7550