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12-May-2025 Jola Dziubinska

Cathedral In Gravina In Puglia

Gravina In Puglia, Apulia, Southern Italy

Above the central nave there is an amazing ceiling, executed in 1686 to 1723.
It preserves five large canvases (1691) by Gravinese painter Carlo Tucci.
In the center - the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta – built by the Normans in 11th-12th centuries - is one of the most important monuments of Gravina.
Destroyed by fires and earthquakes in the mid-15th century, it was refurbished in Renessaince - Romanesque style.
It houses a splendid reliquary of an arm of the English saint Thomas Becket (1119-1170).
In August 1993 Pope John Paul II granted Gravina Cathedral the status of a minor basilica.


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Helen Betts03-Sep-2026 18:03
Definitely a spectacular ceiling, well captured with the gold sparkling. V.
joseantonio03-Sep-2026 17:19
very nice POV to enjoy that ceiling.V.
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