Pitigliano Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Pitigliano; Cattedrale dei Santi Pietro e Paolo) is a

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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 ...

dedicated to Saints

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and

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in the town of

Pitigliano Pitigliano is a town in the province of Grosseto, located about south-east of the city of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The quaint old town is known as ''the little Jerusalem'', for the historical presence of a Jewish community that has always bee ...

, in the region of

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, Italy. It is currently the episcopal seat of the

Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello The Catholic Diocese of Pitigliano-Sovana-Orbetello ( la, Dioecesis Pitilianensis-Soanensis-Urbetelliensis) is a Latin suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, in Tusca ...

, established in 1986.

History

The parish church of San Pietro in Pitigliano was made a collegiate church in 1509, and then refurbished under count Niccola III degli

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, when the dedication was changed to Saints Peter and Paul (''Santi Pietro e Paolo''). In 1844, the church became the cathedral of the Diocese of Sovana, which was accordingly renamed on 11 January 1844 as the Diocese of Sovana–Pitigliano, and remained the cathedral after the see was again renamed on 25 March 1925 as the Diocese of Sovana–Pitigliano–Orbetello. The see was renamed once more on 30 June 1986, moving Pitigliano to the first position in the present diocesan title: Diocese of Pitigliano–Sovana–Orbetello.

Description

The church was restored in 1692–1702. In 1717 the Romanesque altar was replaced by a new

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altar. The west front also dates from the 18th century. The cathedral has an altarpiece in the choir, depicting the ''Enthroned Madonna with Saints Peter and Francis'' (1494) by

Guidoccio Cozzarelli Guidoccio Cozzarelli (1450–1517) was an Italian Renaissance painter and miniaturist. Cozzarelli was born in Siena, and was a student and collaborator of Matteo di Giovanni, with whom it is sometimes possible to confuse him due to their simil ...

. In addition, in 1885,

Pietro Aldi Pietro Aldi (1852–1888) was an academic Italian painter known for his subjects on romantic themes. Biography Pietro Aldi was born in Manciano. He studied at the Academy of Siena with Luigi Mussini. In 1874, he is awarded a stipend at the B ...

painted two large canvases, ''Henry IV at Canossa'' and the ''Life of Ildeprando in Sovana''.Monografia storica della contea di Pitigliano: opera postuma
by Giuseppe Bruscalupi, page 420-421.

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