Treia Cathedral, otherwise the Church of the Annunciation ( it, Duomo di Treia, Concattedrale della Santissma Annunziata, ) is a

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in the city of Treia,

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, dedicated to the Annunciation. It was formerly the seat of the bishop of Treia from the creation of the diocese of Treia in 1817 to its merging into the Diocese of San Severino in 1920, and following several other mergers is now a co-cathedral of the

Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia The Diocese of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia ( la, Dioecesis Maceratensis-Tolentina-Recinetensis-Cingulana-Treiensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Fermo.< ...

. The present structure, a re-building of a

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, was erected between 1782 and 1814 to designs by the architect Andrea Vici (1743-1817), a pupil of Vanvitelli. It has a

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ground plan with three naves, divided by Corinthian columns and pilasters. It has an enormous crypt nine metres high. The sacristy of the cathedral houses a painting depicting the ''Apparition of the Virgin Mary near the Convent of Forano to the Blessed Pietro da Treia and the Blessed Corrado da Offida '' by

Giacomo da Recanati Giacomo di Nicola da Recanati (active 1433-1466) was an Italian people, Italian painter, active in the Marche during the 15th century. He paints in a late Gothic style. Biography He was born in Recanati, but few details are known of his life. Th ...

. In the church itself is a bust of Pope Sixtus V by Bastiano Torrigiani. The church also houses a canvas depicting a ''Deposition'' by

Vincenzo Pagani Vincenzo Pagani (c. 1490–1568) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. Biography Vincenzo was born at Monterubbiano, near Fermo in the region of March to a father who served as a magistrate, but also had an affinity for painting. He ...

.Pro Loco Treia.

Sources and external links

Beni.culturali.marche.it - Chiesa della SS. Annunziata

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