{"id":14526,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freeareaguide.com\/italy\/blog\/sorrento-cathedral\/"},"modified":"2022-08-05T19:07:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T19:07:13","slug":"sorrento-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeareaguide.com\/italy\/blog\/sorrento-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"Sorrento Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sorrento Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sorrento Cathedral<\/strong> is a beautiful church located in the center of the town, situated just above the main street (Corso Italia) of Sorrento.\u00a0It was built in the 11th century and then rebuilt in the 15th century in Romanesque style. It was\u00a0dedicated to the Apostles James and Philip.\u00a0In\u00a01544,\u00a0 it was christened by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso, a native of Sorrento. He was\u00a0best known for his poem La Gerusalemme liberata (Jerusalem Delivered).<\/p>\n

Outside there is a charming statue of Pope John Paul II, which is quite life like. \u00a0The outside of Sorrento Cathedral\u00a0is\u00a0whitewashed and really doesn’t do justice at all.\u00a0Inside there is pure beauty everywhere. There are internal arches covered with fine majolica.\u00a0Some wonderful marble, spectacular\u00a0frescoes and quite of a lot of marquetry.<\/p>\n

There are three amazing stained glass windows and the various bits of marquetry as you walk you go through the entrance.\u00a0Don’t miss the crafted nativity scene right after the entrance to the left.\u00a0You see a lot of people and animals and plenty of table settings.\u00a0It skillfully crafted and has a wealth of detail, the more you look the more you see.\u00a0The art in the alcoves which line the sides of the cathedral is also a sight to see.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a very nice marble altar area with an overhead statue of Christ on the cross.\u00a0Also the wooden choir section behind the altar with it’s marvelous intarsia (knitting technique) is stunning.<\/p>\n

The painting on the ceiling was made by Giacomo del Po near 1700. He was an Italian painter ( born in Palermo) of the Baroque.<\/p>\n

I recommend everyone to see Sorrento Cathedral. It\u00a0is not that big, and will not take up a lot of time to look around.\u00a0You don’t need any religious interest to take in the\u00a0breath-taking interior\u00a0of this church. It is well worth a little bit of time just to have a walk around for the richness of details.\u00a0There is no entrance fee. Unfortunately, they do not allow any photography, with flash or otherwise.[\/tab]<\/p>\n

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Phone number: +39 081 878 2248<\/p>\n

Address: Via Santa Maria della Piet\u00e0, 44, 80067 Sorrento NA, Italy<\/p>\n

Hours Open: Monday thru Sunday 8:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m 5:00 pm to 8:00 p.m.[\/tab][end_tabset]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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