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The Gallipoli Cathedral, formally the Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Agatha the Virgin (Шаблон:Lang-it), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Gallipoli in Apulia, Italy. Completed in 1696, the Baroque church is a minor basilica and the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli.

History

The Gallipoli Cathedral was constructed between 1629 and 1696, and is dedicated to Saint Agatha of Sicily.[1]

Architecture

The Baroque facade of the cathedral was designed by Giuseppe Zimbalo,[2] Francesco Bischetini, and Scipione Lachibari. It is constructed out of carparo stone, sourced from Southern Italy.[3] The church was built with a cruciform floorpan in the shape of a Latin cross.[2]

Interior

The interior of the church is a mixture of the Byzantine and Renaissance styles. The nave is flanked by columns of grey marble, which support an arcade.[4] The interior is ornamented by paintings by Giovanni Andrea Coppola, a painter native to Gallipoli.[1] Nicolò Malinconico painted the frescoes on the walls and in the cupola, which depicts the martyrdom of Saint Agatha.[5]

The cathedral's altar is made of a reused Ancient Roman marble stele. There is an Ancient Greek inscription on the stele that reads:[6] <poem style="margin-left: 2em">Шаблон:Lang</poem>

Translated into English:[6] <poem style="margin-left: 2em">I am a most precious gift . . . I was placed on the remarkable altar . . . , which belonged to Marsilios, three times glittering and three times luminous. Acceding to the ardent desire of Magi . . . os, patron and priest, lord bishop Pantoleon, holder of this throne, sits with great piety.</poem>

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