Duomo di San Cassiano, Minor basilica in Comacchio, Italy
The Duomo di San Cassiano is a minor basilica and co-cathedral in the center of Comacchio, a canal town in the province of Ferrara. The building follows a baroque plan with twelve side chapels, a marble altar, and a facade made of brick with Istrian stone details.
Work on this church began in 1659 under Bishop Sigismondo Isei, replacing an earlier Romanesque cathedral on the same site. The building was completed gradually over the course of the 17th and 18th centuries, taking on its current form over time.
The interior holds paintings and carved religious works made by artists from the Comacchio area, giving the chapels a very local feel. Walking through them, visitors can see how religious art was practiced and passed down in this part of the Po Delta.
The church sits in the center of Comacchio and is easy to reach on foot from most parts of town. As an active place of worship, visitors are expected to dress modestly and stay quiet, especially if a service is taking place.
The church's bell tower fell down in 1757 while it was still being finished, and the replacement tower was only completed in 1868. This means the tower visitors see today was built more than a century after the rest of the building.
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