This month, we invite you to discover
the Cathedral of Our Lady
of the Assumption in Naples, Italy

The Cathedral of Naples, officially cattedrale metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries,
is the seat of the Archdiocese of Naples.
Located in Naples, Italy, it is dedicated to the Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is famous for the relics
of Saint Januarius, the patron saint of the city,
which are preserved there.
As a result, it is also known as the Duomo San Gennaro.
The cathedral stands along the Via Duomo, on a small
square surrounded by porticoes, and includes two other religious buildings built
independently of the cathedral as side chapels : the Basilica of Santa Restituta, which houses the oldest baptistery in the West, the Basilica of San Giovanni in Fonte, and the Royal Chapel of the Treasury
of San Gennaro, which preserves the relics of the city’s patron saint.
It is one of the most important and largest churches in the city, both from an artistic point of view, presenting the superposition
of several styles ranging from the pure Gothic of the 14th century
to the neo-Gothic of the 19th century, and from a cultural point of view,
in fact hosting the ceremony of the liquefaction of the blood of Saint Januarius three times a year.

Source text Wikipedia