Church of San Cataldo | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Province | Knights of the Holy Sepulchre[1] |
Location | |
Location | Piazza Bellini 3, Kalsa, Palermo, 90133 |
Geographic coordinates | 38°06′53″N 13°21′45″E / 38.1148°N 13.3625°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque[1] |
Completed | 1154[1] |
Official name: Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv |
Designated | 2015 (39th session) |
Reference no. | 1487 |
State Party | Italy |
Region | Europe and North America |
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini, in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. Since the 1930s, it belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
In 2015, it received status as a World Heritage Site.