Duomo di Bressanone
Duomo di Bressanone
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Behr-H96
158 contributions
May 2024 • Family
The cathedral is located in the middle of the city. We first walked through the cloister located on the right and a smaller church next to the cathedral. Both showed nice paintings on the wall and grave plates .
The cathedral itself contains beautiful paintings esp. on the ceiling. Overall an impressive sacral building.
Entry was free. Several parking lots around the old town available with short walking distances.
The cathedral itself contains beautiful paintings esp. on the ceiling. Overall an impressive sacral building.
Entry was free. Several parking lots around the old town available with short walking distances.
Written May 13, 2024
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Michele Amico🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
Caltanissetta, Italy2,967 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
Here we are in Bressanone, in the Northeast side of the Italian peninsula, exactly in Trentino Alto Adige. In the pictures you could appreciate the Bressanone Cathedral.
Written December 27, 2019
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dapper777
Monaco65,428 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
The cathedral of Bressanone is majestically located in the center of the city, in Piazza del Duomo. The history of the Cathedral dates back to 980 AD. After two fires, the building was renovated around 1200 in Romanesque style, with three naves and two bell towers. Between 1745 and 1754, the church was rebuilt in Baroque style, using 33 different types of fine marble for the internal walls.
It is dedicated to the Assumption of Virgin Mary, (of whom it also preserves inside an artistic sculpture by Hans Leinberger from around 1520) and to St. Cassian of Imola.
The two bell towers, approximately 65 meters high, Romanesque in the lower part, with Gothic mullioned and triple-lancet windows, acquired their current appearance between 1610 and 1613. The northern one was rebuilt to a design by the court architect Hans Reichle of Augsburg, while the second bell tower was modified by Giuseppe Delai.
The façade between the two bell towers has a large round window.
The atrium, adjacent to the façade in the lower part, is in neoclassical style and is surmounted by the statues of the patron saints of SS. Cassian, Ingenuino and Alboino, a classical work by Jakob Pirchstaller of Stilves.
The ceiling frescoes were created by the famous Tyrolean Baroque painter, Paul Troger, born in South Tyrol, to a family of artists. The painting on the ceiling covers an area of 200 m² and depicts "The Adoration of the Paschal Lamb". The other frescoes on the ceiling depict the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with Jesus welcoming her in heaven (this frescoe is placed above the main altar), and another one above the choir, where one of the three organs is placed, which depicts a Concert of the Angels that flutter in the sky.
Also impressive is the main altar, one of the most prestigious baroque altars in Tyrol, the work of Theodor Benedetti. The altarpiece is by Michelangelo Unterperger and depicts the "Transit of Mary among Apostles and pious women", while a heavenly light enters from above, and angelic hosts hover in flight ready to accompany Mary to heaven.
In a transversal area of the nave, all the bishops who died after 990 are buried, which is the year in which the episcopal seat was transferred from the Monastery of Sabiona to Bressanone, a newly created town.
Worthy of note in the left transept are the altar dedicated to St. Cassian of Imola by Franz Faber of Telfs, with Paul Troger's altarpiece of the Martyrdom of the Saint and with the relics of the saints and bishops Ingenuino of Sabiona and Albuino of Bressanone. In the right transept there is the altar dedicated to the Holy Sacrament by Francesco Oradini with the statues of St. Lawrence and St. Stephen. The altarpiece depicts the Madonna of the Rosary with St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena, the work of Francesco Unterperger.
On the right side of the cathedral, there is the ancient Romanesque cloister, dating back to the 14th century, which has a square shape with a small internal garden.The frescoes in the cloister did not only have the function of decorating and embellishing it, but also served to clearly illustrate the story of the life and passion of Christ to less cultured people who could not read.For this reason it is also called the "Bible of the Poor", as it is full of paintings depicting the main scenes narrated in the Holy Scriptures. It has a particular cross
vault, which represents the evolution of medieval art.
On its side walls you can observe ancient sarcophagi of important people of antiquity and prelates as well as frescoes relating to the classical age.
Visitors may see a very particular detail, often not noticed, in the vault of the third arch of the cloister: here a very particular animal with a tower on its head is depicted as an original mix between a horse and an elephant. When the artists of the time received the order to fresco the cloister, they had a difficult problem to solve, because they certainly did not know how to draw an exotic animal like an elephant from a very distant land that they had never seen before. It was with the power of imagination that they decided to choose as a model the largest animal they knew, the horse, and then added the typical element of the elephant known only through tales and stories, the trunk.
Also impressive are the three organs of which the largest one has 3335 pipes.
The Duomo is a true triumph of marbles, Murano glass chandelier, frescoes that summarize the typically Italian baroque and not the Tyrolean style one might expect.
A "must" visit.
It is dedicated to the Assumption of Virgin Mary, (of whom it also preserves inside an artistic sculpture by Hans Leinberger from around 1520) and to St. Cassian of Imola.
The two bell towers, approximately 65 meters high, Romanesque in the lower part, with Gothic mullioned and triple-lancet windows, acquired their current appearance between 1610 and 1613. The northern one was rebuilt to a design by the court architect Hans Reichle of Augsburg, while the second bell tower was modified by Giuseppe Delai.
The façade between the two bell towers has a large round window.
The atrium, adjacent to the façade in the lower part, is in neoclassical style and is surmounted by the statues of the patron saints of SS. Cassian, Ingenuino and Alboino, a classical work by Jakob Pirchstaller of Stilves.
The ceiling frescoes were created by the famous Tyrolean Baroque painter, Paul Troger, born in South Tyrol, to a family of artists. The painting on the ceiling covers an area of 200 m² and depicts "The Adoration of the Paschal Lamb". The other frescoes on the ceiling depict the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with Jesus welcoming her in heaven (this frescoe is placed above the main altar), and another one above the choir, where one of the three organs is placed, which depicts a Concert of the Angels that flutter in the sky.
Also impressive is the main altar, one of the most prestigious baroque altars in Tyrol, the work of Theodor Benedetti. The altarpiece is by Michelangelo Unterperger and depicts the "Transit of Mary among Apostles and pious women", while a heavenly light enters from above, and angelic hosts hover in flight ready to accompany Mary to heaven.
In a transversal area of the nave, all the bishops who died after 990 are buried, which is the year in which the episcopal seat was transferred from the Monastery of Sabiona to Bressanone, a newly created town.
Worthy of note in the left transept are the altar dedicated to St. Cassian of Imola by Franz Faber of Telfs, with Paul Troger's altarpiece of the Martyrdom of the Saint and with the relics of the saints and bishops Ingenuino of Sabiona and Albuino of Bressanone. In the right transept there is the altar dedicated to the Holy Sacrament by Francesco Oradini with the statues of St. Lawrence and St. Stephen. The altarpiece depicts the Madonna of the Rosary with St. Dominic and St. Catherine of Siena, the work of Francesco Unterperger.
On the right side of the cathedral, there is the ancient Romanesque cloister, dating back to the 14th century, which has a square shape with a small internal garden.The frescoes in the cloister did not only have the function of decorating and embellishing it, but also served to clearly illustrate the story of the life and passion of Christ to less cultured people who could not read.For this reason it is also called the "Bible of the Poor", as it is full of paintings depicting the main scenes narrated in the Holy Scriptures. It has a particular cross
vault, which represents the evolution of medieval art.
On its side walls you can observe ancient sarcophagi of important people of antiquity and prelates as well as frescoes relating to the classical age.
Visitors may see a very particular detail, often not noticed, in the vault of the third arch of the cloister: here a very particular animal with a tower on its head is depicted as an original mix between a horse and an elephant. When the artists of the time received the order to fresco the cloister, they had a difficult problem to solve, because they certainly did not know how to draw an exotic animal like an elephant from a very distant land that they had never seen before. It was with the power of imagination that they decided to choose as a model the largest animal they knew, the horse, and then added the typical element of the elephant known only through tales and stories, the trunk.
Also impressive are the three organs of which the largest one has 3335 pipes.
The Duomo is a true triumph of marbles, Murano glass chandelier, frescoes that summarize the typically Italian baroque and not the Tyrolean style one might expect.
A "must" visit.
Written September 4, 2024
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Jules060617
Lausanne, Switzerland1,481 contributions
May 2022
I hesitated and gave the church three rather than four stars as there are more interesting baroque churches in Austria and Germany. Nevertheless, I would recommend a visit when in Bressanone or Brixen as the locals often call it. The outside has two fine towers of this period, while there are frescoes inside by the renowned Austrian baroque painter Troger. Just make sure you allow enough time for the other sights in Brixen, which are more unique and spectacular.
Written May 18, 2022
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Corrado R
Vedano al Lambro, Italy1,162 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Worth a visit when in Bressanone. The cathedral is inside the old town, in a magnificent square.
Entrance is free and I definitely suggest you take a look at its wonderful cloister
Entrance is free and I definitely suggest you take a look at its wonderful cloister
Written August 6, 2023
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operalover939
Toronto, Canada2,930 contributions
Sep 2023 • Family
I was very agreeably surprised to come across a fine example of Austrian/South German baroque in Italy, but then this area was attached to Italy only after the First World War. With the attached late medieval cloister, this is a must-visit to anyone interested in churches and church architecture.
Written September 24, 2023
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Zbigniew P
Connecticut42 contributions
Sep 2017 • Family
Magnificent cathedral in the center of this amazing old city with great traditions, beautiful architecture, mysterious, enchanting
Written October 7, 2017
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Art C
Nussdorf am Inn, Germany381 contributions
Sep 2017 • Family
Looking at it from the outside, this rather unassuming cathedral in Brixen does not inspire a lot interest. But step inside, one is awed especially by the very fine ceiling in this baroque church that was rebuilt in the mid-1700s but was first built in the 10th century. The adjacent cloister has frescoes on the walls and ceiling that are 500-600 years old. A delightful visit.
Written September 28, 2017
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Andrew Desmond
Copenhagen, Denmark32 contributions
Nov 2015 • Friends
Awesome and beautiful structure , rich , huge , spiritual and really fascinating , i sang there for a muzichen symposium and was one of the best experience for my singing career , beautiful for the eyes and for the soul
Written November 30, 2015
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Peter I
Toronto, Canada21 contributions
Sep 2015 • Solo
I got kicked out as they were closing.but went back the next day.It is a baroque cathedral and very ornate.
Written November 12, 2015
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Written September 8, 2019
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