Patti Cathedral () is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Patti, Sicily, Italy, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew.
Count Roger of Altavilla founded the Benedictine monastery of the Most Holy Savior in the 1090s; he had the church built and dedicated to St. Bartholomew the Apostle.Ttatta Go website, profile page
The central portal is in Gothic style; inside the cathedral are works of art and funeral monuments, including the sarcophagus of Queen Adelasia, wife of Count Roger and mother of Roger II, first king of Sicily. as well as Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels by Antonello de Saliba and the 18th century The Adoration of the Shepherds.Italy This Way website, profile page
The tympanum includes a coat of arms of the Bourbons.Enjoy Sicilia website, profile page
After an earthquake in 1693, the cathedral had to be almost completely rebuilt.Religiana website, profile page
It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Patti.
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