San Sebastiano Chiesa di Santo Stefano Capri

Santo Stefano is a

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and former

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 denominatio ...

on the island of Capri,

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. Dedicated to

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

, it is the principal house of worship in the town of Capri. The religious complex was built around the

Piazza Umberto I Piazza Umberto I (or Piazza Umberto Primo from the 1930s, La Piazzetta, meaning "little square"; nicknamed, "the little theater of the world") is the most famous square of the island of Capri, Italy. The square is located in the historic center of ...

square in the seventeenth century. The archbishop's palace is now used as the town hall ("Municipio"). Santo Stefano and

Chiesa di San Costanzo The Chiesa di San Costanzo (Church of Constantius) is a monumental church of Capri. Named after the patron saint of the island of Capri, San Costanzo, it was the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Capri from 987–1560. History The exact d ...

are the island's two oldest churches.

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{{Capri topics 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches in Capri, Campania