Vieste Cathedral ( it, Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a

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co-cathedral in Vieste, a former bishopric in

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, southern

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History

It was built in Apulian Romanesque style as a

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when Vieste was still a Latin Catholic diocese (until its merger into the present

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on 1818.06.27). It is dedicated to the

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. It has a

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plan with a nave and two aisles. Its

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was rebuilt in Baroque style in the 18th century after the previous one collapsed. The co-cathedral of Viesti became a

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by decree of

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on 12 February 1981.''Acta Apostolicae Sedis'' 73 (Città del Vaticano 1981), pp. 450-451.

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