Cattedrale S. Maria Assunta

Cattedrale S. Maria Assunta

The simple stone façade appears incomplete: the original project included an elegant cladding in marble slabs. The building is adjacent to the Bishop's Palace and dates back to 1702. The bell tower was also added to the church in 1750. The plan of the Church is a Latin cross, with a single nave and six side chapels. In the first chapel on the right, without an altar, there is the canvas depicting the Patron Saint of the City San Paterniano, the work of an anonymous person, and, on the sides, the two statues: that of the Madonna del Fuoco, holding the Child in her arms, and the statue of San Lorenzo, another important figure of Cervia's religiosity. Among the paintings you can admire inside the Cathedral the panel of the Madonna with Child, attributed to the painter Barbara Longhi, coming from the church of the Madonna della Neve. The Cathedral was designed by Francesco Fontana, one of the most prestigious architects in 18th century Rome.