Ancona Cathedral (Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Cyriacus) Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Archdiocese of Ancona-Osimo |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Cathedral |
Location | |
Location | Ancona, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 43°37′31″N 13°30′37″E / 43.62528°N 13.51028°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Romanesque |
Groundbreaking | 996 |
Completed | 1017 |
Ancona Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Ancona, Basilica Cattedrale Metropolitana di San Ciriaco) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ancona, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Ancona. The building is an example of mixed Romanesque-Byzantine and Gothic elements, and stands on the site of the former acropolis of the Greek city, the Guasco hill which overlooks Ancona and its gulf.