Taranto Cathedral

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Taranto Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Cataldo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Taranto, Apulia, Italy, dedicated to Saint Catald, who is the city's patron saint.^[1] It is the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Taranto.^[2] The Cathedral was built by the Byzantines in the 10th Century AD, under Emperor Nicephorus II Phoca, over an earlier construction dating from the 5th century, and it is the oldest cathedral in Puglia.^[3]

The Baroque-style façade and its statues date from the early 18th century, and are attributed to the architect and sculptor Mauro Manieri, born in Lecce in 1697. They were part of an architectural renovation of the cathedral commissioned by the Archbishop Giovan Battista Stella, whose coat of arms can be seen above the main entrance.^[4]

• Interior
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  The nave
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  Coffered ceiling of the nave.
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  Altar and nave seen from the choir.
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  The crypt.
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  Fresco in the crypt.

• The Saint Catald chapel
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  Choir of the chapel.
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  Ceiling of the chapel.
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  A niche with the statue of saint Dominic.
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  Niches with the statues of saint Sebastian and saint Irene.
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  Detail of the marblework of the altar of the chapel.

1. ^ "May 11 – St Cathal of Taranto (7th-8th century)". Catholic Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
2. ^ "Taranto Cathedral". Religiana. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
3. ^ "Cathedral of San Cataldo". Italia.it. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
4. ^ Fasano, Nicola; Ressa, Augusto (2019). The Cathedral of San Cataldo, Taranto: Its Iconography, Columns and Crypt. Antonio Mandese Editore. p. 11. ISBN 9788832298055.

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