Sassari Cathedral (; ''Cattedrale di San Nicola'') is the

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Sassari Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...

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, and is dedicated to

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. It is the seat of the

Archbishop of Sassari The Archdiocese of Sassari () is a Latin archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Sardinia, Italy. Its see was initially at Torres. It was elevated to an archdiocese in 1073. Its suffragan sees are the diocese of Alghero-Bosa, the diocese of Ozi ...

. It was built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century. The present building also includes Gothic,

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and Neoclassical elements. Construction was finished in the 18th century.

Sources

Luoghi-Sacra.it: La Cattedrale di San Nicola a Sassari, il Duomo di Sassari in Sardegna

Bibliography

* Roberto Coroneo. ''Architettura Romanica dalla metà del Mille al primo '300''. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1993. * Francesca Segni Pulvirenti, Aldo Sari. ''Architettura tardogotica e d'influsso rinascimentale''. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1994. * Salvatore Naitza. ''Architettura dal tardo '600 al classicismo purista''. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1992. * Maria Grazia Scano. ''Pittura e scultura dell'Ottocento''. Nuoro, Ilisso, 1997. 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Sassari Roman Catholic cathedrals in Italy Cathedrals in Sardinia Romanesque architecture in Sardinia Gothic architecture in Sardinia Baroque architecture in Sardinia Neoclassical church buildings in Italy {{Italy-RC-cathedral-stub