| Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of the basilica and the campanile | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Province | Udine |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Patriarchal minor basilica |
| Year consecrated | 1031 |
| Location | |
| Location | Aquileia, Italy |
 Interactive map of Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta | |
| Coordinates | 45°46′11″N13°22′15″E / 45.769722°N 13.370833°E /45.769722; 13.370833 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Basilica |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Official name: Archaeological Area and the Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iii, iv |
| Designated | 1998(22ndsession) |
| Reference no. | 825 |
| State Party |  Italy |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta (Italian:Basilica Patriarcale di Santa Maria Assunta) is the principalchurch in the town ofAquileia, in theProvince of Udine and the region ofFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
The original church dates back to the fourth century.[1] The current basilica was built in the eleventh century and partially rebuilt again in the thirteenth century. It is located on Via Sacra, overlooking the Piazza del Capitolo, along with thecampanile andbaptistery.
The façade, in Romanesque-Gothic style, is connected by a portico to the so-calledChurch of the Pagans, and the remains of the 5th-century baptistery. The interior has a nave and two aisles, with a noteworthy mosaic pavement from the 4th century. The wooden ceiling is from 1526, while the fresco decoration belongs to various ages: from the 4th century in the St. Peter's chapel of the apse area; from the 11th century in the apse itself; from the 12th century in the so-called "Crypt of the Frescoes", under the presbytery, with a cycle depicting the origins of Christianity in Aquileia and the history ofSt. Hermagoras, first bishop of the city.
Next to the 11th-century Romanesque chapel of the Holy Sepulchre, at the beginning of the left aisle, flooring of different ages can be seen: the lowest is from a Roman villa of the age ofAugustus; the middle one has a typicalcocciopesto pavement; the upper one, bearing blackening from Attila's fire, has geometrical decorations.
Externally, behind the 9th-century campanile and the apse, is theCemetery of the Fallen, where ten unnamed soldiers of World War I are buried.Maria Bergamas is also buried there. She lost her son in World War I and she made the selection of the body of the Unknown Soldier of Italy.Saint Hermagoras is also buried there.
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