Torcello Cathedral, Minor basilica on Torcello island, Venice, Italy
The cathedral features three naves divided by Greek marble columns, with a high central nave and two smaller lateral sections extending toward the main altar.
Founded in 639 by Exarch Isaac of Ravenna, the cathedral served as the bishop's seat for over a millennium until its downgrade to parish church in 1818.
The cathedral walls display extensive mosaics, including the Universal Judgment on the counter-facade and the Virgin Hodegetria with saints in the main apse.
Visitors reach the cathedral by taking a waterbus from Venice to Torcello island, where they can explore both the religious structure and surrounding ancient settlement.
The cathedral holds the skull of Saint Cecilia among its relics and maintains its original marble episcopal throne from the period of Altino bishops.
Location: Venice
Inception: 7 century
Architectural style: Byzantine architecture
GPS coordinates: 45.49820,12.41930
Latest update: May 27, 2025 13:26
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