Nepi Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Nepi; Basilica Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e Sant'Anastasia) is a Neoclassical

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

located in Nepi, region of

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, Italy. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and to

Saint Anastasia Saint Anastasia or Santa Anastasia may refer to one of several saints named Anastasia. Otherwise it may refer to: * Basilica di Sant'Anastasia al Palatino, basilica and titular church for cardinal-priests in Rome, Italy * Cathedral of St. Anasta ...

. It was the episcopal seat of the

Diocese of Nepi The diocese of Nepi-Sutri was a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in central Italy, created in 1435 by unifying the diocese of Nepi and the diocese of Sutri. It existed until 1986, when it was united into the current diocese of Cività Castell ...

, later Nepi and Sutri, suppressed in 1986, and is now a co-cathedral in the

Diocese of Civita Castellana The Diocese of Civita Castellana ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Castellanae) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Latium, central Italy. It has existed in the current form since 1986, when the Diocese of Nep ...

. A church was built on the site in the 5th century, but was destroyed during the Lombard invasion. A larger church was finally erected in the 12th century. This Romanesque edifice was burned by the French forces in 1798. Of the previous building only the crypt remains. The cathedral was rebuilt between 1818 and 1840.Comune of Nepi
entry on church.

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