Duomo of Sant'Agata de' Goti

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The Cathedral of Sant'Agata de'Goti, also known as the Cathedral of the Assumption, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Sant'Agata de' Goti, Benevento, Italy. It serves as the main church of the comune and one of the co-cathedrals of the Diocese of Cerreto Sannita-Telese-Sant'Agata de' Goti, along with that of Cerreto Sannita. The church was founded in 970, reconstructed in the 13th century, and then restored multiple times following the 1688 Sannio earthquake. The cathedral is a National Monument of Italy.

Architecture: The exterior consists of a three-bay portico supported by twelve columns. The main Romanesque portal, similar to that of the Church of San Menna, is flanked on either side by two pairs of columns with Corinthian capitals. Baroque stucco work was added to it in the 17th century. To the left of the cathedral's façade stands the bell tower, three storeys tall and topped by a small dome covered with yellow and green majolica tiles. The interior has a Latin cross plan with three naves, a transept, a dome and a choir. The side chapels house works of art framed by Baroque stucco and feature polychrome marble altars. The ceiling of the central nave consists of painted...