Molfetta Cathedral | |
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Church of the Assumption of Mary and St Ignatius of Loyola | |
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta e Sant'Ignazio di Loyola | |
Location | Molfetta, Bari, Apulia |
Country | Italy |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | Assumption of Mary & St. Ignatius of Loyola |
Architecture | |
Style | Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1610 |
Completed | 1744 |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi |
Molfetta Cathedral, otherwise the Church of the Assumption and of Saint Ignatius Loyola (Italian: Duomo di Molfetta, Cattedrale or Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta e Sant'Ignazio di Loyola), is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Molfetta (the "new cathedral"), dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Ignatius Loyola. Originally a Jesuit church, it became the seat of the bishops of Molfetta in the late 18th century. Since 1986 it has been the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi.