| Cesena Cathedral Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista | |
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 Façade of Cesena Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Location | |
| Location | Cesena, Italy |
 Interactive map of Cesena Cathedral Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista | |
| Coordinates | 44°08′14.87″N12°14′43.09″E / 44.1374639°N 12.2453028°E /44.1374639; 12.2453028 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Undervaldo |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Romanesque-Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1385 |
| Completed | c. 1404 |
Cesena Cathedral (Italian:Duomo di Cesena,Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista) is aRoman Catholiccathedral dedicated toSaint John the Baptist in the city ofCesena, Italy. It has been the episcopal seat of the presentDiocese of Cesena-Sarsina since 1986, and was previously that of the Diocese of Cesena.
The building of the cathedral, to replace an older one, was authorised by apapal bull ofPope Urban VI in 1378. The works started in 1385 and were paid for by the generosity ofAndrea Malatesta, the lord of the city. The building was completed around the year 1405. The construction, inRomanesque-Gothic style, is attributed to the architect Undervaldo (probablySwiss).
Thecampanile (bell tower) was built between 1443 and 1457 to designs by the Maso di Pietro and funded by Bishop Antonio Malatesta da Fossombrone (bishop of Cesena from 1435 to 1475).
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The same Bishop Malatesta was responsible for the building of the Bishop's Palace adjoining the cathedral, which was completed by his successor Giovanni Venturelli (1475–1486).
After the radical rebuilding of the 1960s the only surviving original part of the structure is what remains of the door on the eastern side. Also dating from theRenaissance period is the Chapel of Saint Tobias next to the cathedral, now in use as the cathedral museum. However, the old hospital of the same name which gave assistance to pilgrims no longer exists.
The façade of the cathedral was completed only at the end of the 15th century with works attributed to theVenetian architectMauro Coducci (1440–1504).
The mortal remains ofSaint Maurus of Cesena (d. 946) are preserved here, in the Altar of Saint John, one of the greatest sculptures of Cesena produced between 1494 and 1505 by theLombard sculptorGiovanni Battista Bregno da Osteno.
Inside the cathedral a small painting on a copper plate by theManneristLivio Agresti depicting Saint John has been returned.
In theCappella della Madonna del Popolo ("Chapel of the Madonna of the People") are frescoes byCorrado Giaquinto dating from 1750, and the painting was personally crowned by thePope Pius VI on 3 June 1782, the first occasion in papal history.
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