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Under the portico is the Porta Regum (Kings' Door), with a finely decorated marble portal flanked by wall paintings. The interior of the cathedral is on the Latin cross plan, divided into a nave and two aisles by arcades of antique columns: fourteen in pink granite and two in cipolin. The bases and capitals are from the 2nd century AD.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine religious and civic structures located on the northern coast of Sicily dating from the era of the Norman Kingdom of Sicily (1130-1194): two palaces, three churches, a cathedral, and a bridge in Palermo, as well as the cathedrals of Cefalù and Monreale.
From its beginning the cathedral was served by a chapter which followed the rule of S. Augustine . In 1671, however, under Bishop Giovanni Roano e Carrionero, the Chapter was converted by Pope Clement X into a corporation of secular priests. In accordance with Pope Clement's bull, the Chapter was composed of four dignities (Dean, Archdeacon ...
Cefalù (Italian:; Sicilian: Cifalù), classically known as Cephaloedium (Ancient Greek: Κεφαλοίδιον, romanized: Kephaloídion), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about 70 km (43 mi) east of the provincial capital and 185 km (115 mi) west of Messina.
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4 September: Peter III of Aragon crowned as king of Sicily in Palermo Cathedral, Palermo returns to the "Aragonese orbit". [7] 1302 – The peace of Caltabelotta recognized the rule of Frederic III on the condition that upon his death Sicily be controlled by the papacy. [8] 1330 – Palazzo Sclafani built. [9] 1394 – University established. [10]