Acerenza Cathedral

Acerenza Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary and Saint Canius
(Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio)
The eastern part of the cathedral
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvincePotenza
Location
LocationAcerenza, Italy
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking11c
Completed13c

Acerenza Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Acerenza, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Canio) is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to Saint Canius in the town of Acerenza, in the province of Potenza and the region of Basilicata, Italy. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Acerenza. It was declared a minor basilica in 1956.[1]

The cathedral is one of the most notable Romanesque structures in this part of Italy.