Udine Cathedral

[[File:Udine 0904 Duomo.jpg|thumb|Udine Cathedral exterior]] '''Udine Cathedral''' ({{lang-it|Duomo di Udine}}, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Maggiore'') is a [[Roman Catholic]] [[cathedral]] located in [[Udine]], [[Italy]]. It is the seat of the [[Archbishop of Udine]]. The cathedral's construction began in 1236, on a [[Latin cross]]-shaped plan with three aisles and side-chapels. The church was consecrated in 1335 as ''Santa Maria Maggiore''. At the beginning of the 18th century a radical transformation project involving both the exterior and the interior was undertaken at the request and expense of the [[Manin]] family. The [[Baroque]] interior has monumental dimensions and contains many works of art by [[Maffeo Verona]], [[Giovanni Battista Tiepolo]], [[Pomponio Amalteo]], and [[Ludovico Dorigny]]. The painter [[Pellegrino da San Daniele]] contributed to the altarpiece of [[Saint Joseph]] and the organ doors. On the ground floor of the [[bell tower]] (built from 1441 over the ancient [[baptistry]]) is a chapel which is completely adorned with [[fresco]]es by [[Vitale da Bologna]] (1349). The cathedral also houses an important museum of religious decorative arts, the ''Museo del Duomo di Udine''. ==Sources== * [http://www.cattedraleudine.it Udine Cathedral official website] {{it icon}} * [http://www.spaziocultura.it/duomoud/ Museo del Duomo di Udine] {{it icon}} {{commonscat|Duomo (Udine)|Udine Cathedral}} {{coord missing|Italy}}