Cattedrale di Parma
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Why go
- Correggio’s illusionistic dome fresco of the Assumption of the Virgin.
- The crypt’s monument to Saint Bernardo degli Uberti, patron of the diocese.
- The entrance’s marble lions, carved in 1281.
Opening hours
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Don't miss
- DepositionBenedetto Antelami’s marble relief was originally part of the ambo.Right transept1178
- Nave capitalsPlant motifs accompany hunting scenes, mythological subjects, biblical stories and everyday life.NaveMiddle Ages
- Valeri ChapelThis unusually hexagonal chapel has frescoes depicting the lives of Saints Catherine, Christopher and Andrew.Off the left nave14th century
- Commune ChapelIts fresco cycle is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was painted after the plague of 1410–11.Off the right naveAfter the plague of 1410–11
- Christ in GloryGerolamo Mazzola Bedoli painted this fresco in the apse.Apse1538–1544
Know before you go
- Open 07:45–19:20, except on 25 December, when the cathedral is closed.
Interesting facts5
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The main organ was rebuilt by the Serassi brothers in 1786, using a 16th-century case.
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1416
The tomb of mathematician Biagio Pelacani, who died in 1416, lies between the central and right portals.
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The central portal’s reliefs include a cycle representing the months of the year.
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The bishops’ chair has marble carvings that include two human figures crushed by lions.
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A gilded copper angel holding a cross crowns the 63-metre tower. It is a copy; the original is in the Museo diocesano.
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History
Parma had an organised Christian community by the second half of the 4th century. On 29 December 877, Bishop Guibodo established a community of canons beside the cathedral. In June 1834, Pope Gregorio XVI raised the cathedral to the rank of minor basilica.
- 3rd or 4th centuryAncient mosaic fragments indicate a place of worship may have stood here.
- 6th centuryA basilica probably stood in the area of today’s Piazza Duomo; a mosaic fragment suggests this date.
- 9th centuryCount-bishop Guibodo consecrated a church in the rear part of the earlier basilica.
- Before the consecration of 1106After fire destroyed the earlier basilica, Bishop Cadalo initiated construction of a new cathedral.
- 1106Paschal II consecrated the cathedral.
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- 1117An earthquake badly damaged the building, prompting restoration.
- 1178The sandstone façade was completed.
- 1284–1294The Gothic bell tower was built beside the cathedral.
Sources: Parma Cathedral - Wikipedia · Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta - Piazza Duom… · La Cattedrale nella Storia - Piazza Duomo Parma… · Fra tarda antichità e Medioevo - Piazza Duomo P… · Dom von Parma - Wikipedia · Cathédrale de Parme - Wikipedia · Duomo di Parma - Wikipedia · Cattedrale di Parma: seasons, visitor informati… · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Phone
- +39 0521 235886
Questions and answers
What is the address of Cattedrale di Parma?
Piazza Duomo 7, Parma. For enquiries, call +39 0521 235886.
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