The Cathedral - Ravello

Another post dedicated to the cathedral at Ravello now...

Dedicated to the city's patron saint, Saint Pantaleone, this cathedral church dates to the 11th century.  It was built at the best of the Rufolo family (pronounced roof-olo, rather than ruff-olo, as we affectionately call it), who have a villa located nearby.  NB: the ruins featured yesterday were part of the Villa Rufolo, which I will introduce you to at a later date.

The main door at the west front is celebrated for its bronze doors, which were fabricated in 1179.  Unfortunately, they weren't visible on the day of our visit, but the doorway itself is worth featuring anyway:-

 

Inside, the walls are very plain, covered with the obligatory coat of whitewash:-

 

Eagle-eyed readers will spot the pulpits or ambos at either side of the nave.  There'll be more of these later, because these were the hidden treasures of this site which really blew me away. 

Elsewhere, evidence of the inevitable baroque makeover is evident:-

 

But despite this, evidence of this building's medieval origins still survive, and we'll explore these more thoroughly tomorrow...

The Cathedral - Ravello

Another post dedicated to the cathedral at Ravello now...

Dedicated to the city's patron saint, Saint Pantaleone, this cathedral church dates to the 11th century.  It was built at the best of the Rufolo family (pronounced roof-olo, rather than ruff-olo, as we affectionately call it), who have a villa located nearby.  NB: the ruins featured yesterday were part of the Villa Rufolo, which I will introduce you to at a later date.

The main door at the west front is celebrated for its bronze doors, which were fabricated in 1179.  Unfortunately, they weren't visible on the day of our visit, but the doorway itself is worth featuring anyway:-

 

Inside, the walls are very plain, covered with the obligatory coat of whitewash:-

 

Eagle-eyed readers will spot the pulpits or ambos at either side of the nave.  There'll be more of these later, because these were the hidden treasures of this site which really blew me away. 

Elsewhere, evidence of the inevitable baroque makeover is evident:-

 

But despite this, evidence of this building's medieval origins still survive, and we'll explore these more thoroughly tomorrow...