Duomo di Milazzo, Cathedral in Milazzo, Italy.

The Duomo di Santo Stefano stands in Piazza Duomo as the largest church in Milazzo with a neoclassical altar and several decorated interior spaces. The interior shows 20th-century architecture with clean lines and a bright, orderly layout.

The current building opened in 1953 and replaced an older sanctuary damaged during the Battle of Milazzo in 1860. This event marked a turning point in the city's history and led to the reconstruction of this central place.

Saint Stephen became Milazzo's patron in 1521, after the relics of his arm were identified in 1481; his feast is held on the first Sunday of August, recalling 3 August 1461, when the arm was found. In the left transept stands a 15th-century polychrome wooden Deposition and a 1573 Nativity by Deodato Guinaccia.

The cathedral is located in the center of Milazzo on Piazza Duomo and is easily reached on foot. Visitors should keep in mind that this is an active place of worship, so respectful behavior is appropriate.

The arm relics found in 1461 under the altar of Santa Maria del Boschetto were identified as Saint Stephen's only in 1481, when Chaldean priests translated an old parchment in an Eastern language. Milazzo's people and clergy obtained permission to venerate them in 1521 and chose him as the city's patron; the feast is held the first Sunday of August, recalling 3 August 1461.