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Santa Reparata
Santa Reparata is the former cathedral of Florence, Italy. Its name refers to Saint Reparata, an early virgin martyr who is the co-patron saint of Florence. Florence Cathedral was constructed over it. Legends about the origin The oldest legends are related to one single event, the invasion of the Ostrogoths under Radagaisus: * Santa Reparata was constructed to celebrate the victory over Radagaisus on the feast day of Saint Reparata, which happened in the reign of Honorius (emperor) (395 - 423). * A variant of the previous legend says that the church existed before the battle and was dedicated to the Holy Saviour. Only the name of the building was changed when Radagaisus arrived. * The third legend refers to the translation of the relics of Saint Zenobius from San Lorenzo to Santa Reparata, and dates this event to 430. Thus, the building must have already existed. This last legend was important for the dating of the building. Still, the translation of Saint Zenobius’ relics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duomo Firenze Apr 2008 (12)
''Duomo'' (, ) is an Italian language, Italian term for a church with the features of, or having been built to serve as a cathedral, whether or not it currently plays this role. The Duomo of Monza, for example, has never been a diocesan seat and is by definition not a cathedral. In a similar way, the town of Asolo has not had its own bishop since the 10th century, but the main church (rebuilt since then) is still called the Asolo Duomo. By contradistinction, the Italian word for a cathedral ''sensu stricto'' is ''cattedrale''. There is no direct translation of "duomo" into English, leading to many such churches being erroneously called "cathedral" in English, regardless of whether the church in question hosts a bishop. Each city or town will have only one ''duomo'', unless there are different denominations involved. Locally, people usually use ''il Duomo'', the ''Duomo'', without regard to the full proper name of the church. Similar words exist in other European languages: ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
