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The Cathedral of San Giorgio is a Roman Catholic church located in Marsico Nuovo, province of Potenza, region of Basilicata, Italy. It rises on a hill above the town. It is also known as the co-cathedral of Santissima Assunta e San Giorgio within the Archdiocese of Potenza-Muro Lucano-Marsico Nuovo.

A church at the site arose in the 12th century, and consecrated by 1131. This Romanesque-style church was destroyed by a fire in 1809. A new church was commissioned by the bishop Ignazio Maroldo, and completed by 1829. This church in turn was razed by and 1857 earthquake. Costruction of another cathedral began in 1875, and continued until 1899. The bell-tower dates to 1293, commissioned by Count Tommaso Sanseverino.

The facade has a 16th-century portal sculpted in stone. The original church had three apses, but presently only one nave now. Among the works inside are a wooden sculpture of the Madonna and child from the 18th century. The choir and pulpit were carved in the 1600s.[1]

References

  1. ^ Comune of Marsico Nuovo, entry on church.