Cattedrale di Sant’Agata

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Cattedrale di Sant’Agata is the Baroque Roman Catholic cathedral of Catania, Sicily, dedicated to Saint Agatha and renowned for its imposing façade and rich historical significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedral ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Catania Cathedral ⓘ
architecturalStyle Norman ⓘ
Sicilian Baroque ⓘ
associatedWithFestival Feast of Saint Agatha ⓘ
bellTowerHeight approximately 70 meters ⓘ
builtOnSiteOf ancient Roman baths ⓘ
consecrationYear 1094 ⓘ
containsRelicsOf Saint Agatha of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Saint Agatha
containsTombOf Vincenzo Bellini ⓘ
several Aragonese kings of Sicily ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Agatha of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Saint Agatha
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
façadeDesigner Giovanni Battista Vaccarini ⓘ
façadeStyle Baroque ⓘ
founder Count Roger I of Sicily ⓘ
linked to: Roger I of Sicily
function seat of the Archbishop of Catania ⓘ
hasBellTower yes ⓘ
hasCrypt yes ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
languageOfNativeName Italian ⓘ
liturgicalFunctionDuringFestival starting point of processions for the Feast of Saint Agatha ⓘ
locatedIn Catania ⓘ
locatedInProvince Metropolitan City of Catania ⓘ
locatedInRegion Sicily ⓘ
majorReconstructionArchitect Giovanni Battista Vaccarini ⓘ
majorReconstructionCause 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
majorReconstructionCentury 18th century ⓘ
materialOfFaçade white Carrara marble ⓘ
materialOfStructure lava stone ⓘ
nativeName Cattedrale di Sant’Agata ⓘ
notableFeature imposing Baroque façade ⓘ
large central nave with side aisles ⓘ
organ and choir loft ⓘ
richly decorated chapels ⓘ
originalConstructionCentury 11th century ⓘ
originalConstructionEndYear 1093 ⓘ
originalConstructionStartYear 1078 ⓘ
overlooks Piazza del Duomo, Catania ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto ⓘ
rite Latin Rite ⓘ
status cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Catania ⓘ
linked to: Catania Cathedral
sufferedDamageFrom earthquakes ⓘ
eruptions of Mount Etna ⓘ
touristAttraction major landmark of Catania ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catania Cathedral → alsoKnownAs → Cattedrale di Sant’Agata ⓘ
Piazza Duomo, Catania → dedicatedTo → Saint Agatha (through the cathedral) ⓘ
linked to: Cattedrale di Sant’Agata
Cattedrale di Sant’Agata → nativeName → Cattedrale di Sant’Agata ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Catania → cathedral → Cathedral of Saint Agatha ⓘ
linked to: Cattedrale di Sant’Agata