Assisi Cathedral

After a delicious lunch in the Piazza del Commune Assisi we made our way to the Assisi Cathedral, known as the Cathedral of San Rufino. This is a major church and is the third church built on the same site to contain the remains of bishop Rufinus of Assisi, martyred in the 3rd century. Construction started in 1140.

This cathedral has been important in the history of the Franciscan order as it where Saint Francis of Assisi was baptized in 1182 and Saint Clare in 1193.

The interior of this church is much less elaborate that the Basilica with the majority of its ceiling and walls unadorned. The altars and naves that were adorned were beautiful and intricate. There is also a hallway of paintings of the pope. The detail and realism of some of these is amazing and it is always interesting seeing modern art pieces in such historic sites.Read more