Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio | |
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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Ajaccio (in French) | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman |
Leadership | Bishop of Ajaccio and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille |
Year consecrated | 1593 |
Location | |
Location | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
Geographic coordinates | 41°55′02″N 08°44′16″E / 41.91722°N 8.73778°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Giacomo della Porta |
Type | church |
Style | Baroque, Mannerist |
Groundbreaking | 1577 |
Completed | 1593 |
Direction of façade | Southwest |
Website | |
http://www.ajaccio.fr/Monuments-et-architectures_a11.html |
Ajaccio Cathedral, officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption of Ajaccio (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de l'Assomption de Ajaccio) and also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Saint Mary (French: Cathédrale de l'Assomption de Sainte-Marie), is a Roman Catholic church located in Ajaccio, Corsica. The cathedral is the ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Ajaccio, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Marseille. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and is in the Baroque/Mannerist architectural style.