Thiene Cathedral

Cathedral of Thiene
Cathedra, Belltower and Church of Rosary, from left to right.
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Vicenza
Location
Location	Thiene, Italy
Architecture
Type	Cathedral
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	1625

The Cathedral of Thiene, or Duomo di Thiene, is the cathedral of the town of Thiene, in the province of Vicenza, dedicated to the native Saint Cajetan (Gaetano di Thiene) and Santa Maria Assunta. It was completed by 1314, rebuilt in 1625, and had a number of alteration in the late 1700s by architect Ottone Calderari. It replaced a prior church of Santa Maria Assunta which appeared to date to before 1166. The dome was not added till the 1930s. The nave ceiling is decorated with 15 canvases by Baroque Venetian painters, including Giulio Carpioni and Giovanni Battista Pittoni.

Next to the Cathedral, is tall, obelisk-like, civic bell-tower, designed by Sebastiano Serlio, rises nearby. In addition, the Church of the Rosary built in 1685 in a staid Baroque style. This church contains stucco and painted decorations by the local artists Ballante (1657-1729) and Valentino Bassi (17th century). They main altarpiece was painted (1590) by Matteo Grazioli. The canvas of the Annunciation int the left nave was painted by the school of Alessandro Maganza (1509-1589). There are some ancient frescos, restored in the 1700s of the "Madonna delle Grazie" and a marble statue of St. Joseph by Orazio Marinali.

Sources

• Municipal website