Ancona Cathedral

Ancona Cathedral
(Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cyriacus)
Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvinceArchdiocese of Ancona-Osimo
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
Location
LocationAncona, Italy
Geographic coordinates43°37′31″N 13°30′37″E / 43.62528°N 13.51028°E / 43.62528; 13.51028
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking996
Completed1017

Ancona Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Ancona, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ancona, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Ancona. The building is an example of mixed Romanesque-Byzantine and Gothic elements, and stands on the site of the former acropolis of the Greek city, the Guasco hill which overlooks Ancona and its gulf.


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