Pienza Cathedral
Pienza Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Pienza, in the province of Siena, Italy. From 1462 the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Pienza, then since 1773 of the Diocese of Chiusi-Pienza, it has been since 1986 a co-cathedral in the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cathedral
- Also known as: “Duomo di Pienza”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Piccolomini and San Francesco.
Palazzo Piccolomini
Museum
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Palazzo Piccolomini is a palace in the center of Pienza, Italy, next to the Duomo. Palazzo Piccolimini is one of the earliest examples of Renaissance architecture and was built starting in 1459 to a design by Bernardo Rossellino.
San Francesco
Church
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San Francesco is a gothic-style, Roman Catholic church on Corso Rosellino in the town of Pienza, province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church was founded in the 13th century by Franciscans from the monastery of Corsignano.
Chiesa della Misericordia
Church
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Chiesa della Misericordia is a church, which is situated 120 metres north of Pienza Cathedral.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monticchiello and San Quirico d’Orcia.
Monticchiello
Village
San Quirico d’Orcia
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San Quirico d’Orcia, named after Saint Quiricus, is based in the Val d'Orcia natural park at the northern edge of Val d'Orcia area in southern Tuscany.
Petroio
Village
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Petroio is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Trequanda, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 335. Petroio is about 50 km from Siena and 7 km from Trequanda. Petroio is situated 7 km north of Pienza Cathedral.
Pienza Cathedral
- Categories: co-cathedral, cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Pienza, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
43.07626° or 43° 4′ 35″ northLongitude
11.67879° or 11° 40′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8FMH3MGH+GGOpenStreetMap ID
way 53274384OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=cathedralOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q620729
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Pienza Cathedral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “皮恩扎主教座堂”
- Dutch: “Duomo di Pienza”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه بينزا”
- French: “Dôme de Pienza”
- French: “Duomo de Pienza”
- German: “Dom von Pienza”
- German: “Santa Maria Assunta”
- Indonesian: “Cattedrale dell’Assunta”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Pienza”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta”
- Italian: “duomo di Pienza”
- Italian: “Duomo di Pienza”
- Japanese: “ピエンツァのドゥオーモ”
- Korean: “피엔차 대성당”
- Persian: “کلیسای جامع پینتزا”
- Portuguese: “Catedral de Pienza”
- Slovenian: “Stolnica v Pienzi”
- Spanish: “Catedral de Pienza”
- Tagalog: “Katedral ng Pienza”
- Ukrainian: “Собор П’єнци”
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Highlights include Piazza Pio Secondo and Atrium.
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