Amalfi Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Amalfi; ) is a medieval
Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo,
Amalfi,
Italy. It is dedicated to the
Apostle Saint Andrew
Andrew the Apostle ( grc-koi, Ἀνδρέᾱς, Andréās ; la, Andrēās ; , syc, ܐܰܢܕ݁ܪܶܐܘܳܣ, ʾAnd’reʾwās), also called Saint Andrew, was an apostle of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is the brother of Simon Peter ...
whose relics are kept here. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the
Diocese of Amalfi, it has been since 1986 that of the
Diocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni.
Begun in the 9th and 10th centuries, it has been added to and redecorated several times, overlaying
Arab-Norman,
Gothic
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People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
,
Renaissance,
Baroque
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elements, and finally a new 19th century Norman-Arab-Byzantine facade. The cathedral includes the adjoining 9th-century Basilica of the Crucifix.
Leading from the basilica are steps into the Crypt of St. Andrew, where his relics can be found.
History
The first church, now the
Diocesan Museum of Amalfi
The Diocesan Museum of Amalfi (''Museo Diocesano di Amalfi'') is an art museum housed in the 9th century Basilica del Crocifisso di Amalfi (Basilica of the Crucifix) in Amalfi. It displays many of the treasures of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...
, was built in the 9th century on the ruins of a previous temple.
A second church was built to the south in 10th century, and this is now the cathedral. By the 12th century the two churches formed a single 6 aisle Romanesque church, which was reduced to 5 in the 13th century to allow the construction of the Paradise Cloister, in the Arab-Norman style.
The remains of St. Andrew were reportedly brought to Amalfi from Constantinople in 1206 during the