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Aerial view of Parma Cathedral with its bell tower Illusionistic cupola fresco of the Assumption by Antonio da Correggio. Parma Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Parma; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The church was rebuilt between 1491 and 1506 with designs by Pellegrino da Pontremoli, Bernardino Zaccagni and mastermason Angelo. The facade is sober and simple. Inside, are frescoes (1759) by Antonio Bresciani and Gaetano Ghidetti can still be seen in some of the side altars. The church has a single nave.
The Diocese of Parma (Latin: Dioecesis Parmensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church. It has properly been called Diocese of Parma-Fontevivo since 1892. [1] [2] The bishop's seat is in Parma Cathedral. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola.
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Brick facade of church The San Quintino is a Renaissance style, Roman Catholic church located at Strada XXII Luglio number 21, near the intersection with Borgo Scacchini, in Parma , Italy . History
In 1816, the painting was restored, but is now displayed in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma. There is a copy in the oratory. Most of the other paintings once in the church have either been destroyed, dispersed, or are now in either the church of Santissima Trinità Vecchia, or in the Galleria Nazionale di Parma. Interior in Need of Restoration
In the left atrium there is a copy of the Annunciation by Correggio (1520), a fresco from the church of the Minors in via Farini. [2] In the niche is an polychrome terracotta sculpture depicting Ecce Homo by Antonio Sbravati , and a Martyrdom of Saints Gervaso and Protaso (early 19th-century) by Biagio Martini .
In 1918, all Catholic schools were put under the jurisdiction of an institute named "Yayasan Kanisius", which produced the first priests and bishops of Indonesia. In the 20th century, the Catholic Church grew quickly. In 1911, Van Lith established the "Seminari Menengah" (minor seminary). Three out of the six candidates that were at the school ...