Piazza Armerina Cathedral () is a

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located in

Piazza Armerina Piazza Armerina (Gallo-Italic of Sicily: ''Ciazza''; Sicilian: ''Chiazza'') is a ''comune'' in the province of Enna of the autonomous island region of Sicily, southern Italy. History The city of Piazza (as it was called before 1862) developed ...

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. The dedication is to Mary of the Victories (''Maria Santissima delle Vittorie''). It is the seat of the Bishops of Piazza Armerina. Built on the foundations of an earlier church of the 15th century and based on a design by architect

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, its construction began in 1604 and ended in 1719, while the dome was added in 1768. It became the seat of the Diocese of Piazza (later Piazza Armerina) when it was created in 1817. The interior of the cathedral is dominated by the central dome. It contains a cross painted on both sides, showing the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ, and a

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.Giovanni Bonanno. ''Cattedrali di Sicilia''. M. Grispo, 2000.

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Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Piazza Armerina
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