{"id":19418,"date":"2019-05-21T15:10:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T13:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/borghi-of-umbria\/cosa-vedere-a-citta-della-pieve\/cattedrale-di-san-gervasio-e-san-protasio\/"},"modified":"2019-08-21T17:47:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T15:47:42","slug":"cattedrale-di-san-gervasio-e-san-protasio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.exploring-umbria.com\/en\/fortified-villages-in-umbria-rare-hidden-gems\/what-to-see-in-citta-della-pieve\/cattedrale-di-san-gervasio-e-san-protasio\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattedrale di San Gervasio e San Protasio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The cathedral of S. Gervasio and S. Protasio<\/strong> stands on Citt\u00e0 della Pieve\u2019s main piazza and is an important building containing numerous works of art.<\/p>\n<p>Historical sources claim that the twin brothers <em>Gervasio<\/em> and <em>Protasio<\/em>, two martyrs who lived between the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> centuries in Milan, were the sons of St Vitale and St Valeria. Following their parents\u2019 cruel murder, the twins sold all the family\u2019s property and gave all the proceeds to those most in need. They decided to spend the next ten years in <strong>prayer<\/strong> and <strong>meditation<\/strong>, but they met an unfortunate end; denounced for their Christianity, they were <strong>tortured<\/strong> and finally cruelly <strong>killed<\/strong>. Their bodies were forgotten and were found only thanks to <em>Sant\u2019Ambrogio<\/em> on 17<sup>th<\/sup> June 386. In a dream, the saint received a revelation that led him to start digging near an ancient cemetery where the bodies were later found.<\/p>\n<p>The story of the two saints immediately became popular and they soon became venerated in Italy and in many other places; numerous churches were also built in their honour, such as the church of San Vitale in Rome, built by a matron called Vestina.<\/p>\n<p>The Cathedral of Citt\u00e0 della Pieve was also dedicated to them and was initially built around the 8<sup>th<\/sup> century. Later, in the 13<sup>th<\/sup> century, it was rebuilt partly in the <strong>Gothic<\/strong> style. The exterior of the building was made with different materials, <strong>sandstone<\/strong> and <strong>brick<\/strong>, depending on the historical period in which the alterations took place. In the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century, a further renovation followed, which led to the construction of an external staircase and the raising of the internal floor. The apse was rebuilt in 1574 and in 1584 it was rededicated. The church was initially a collegiate church and then, in the 1600s, it became a <strong>Cathedral<\/strong>. Following a collapse in 1679, the roof, which was originally trussed, was rebuilt with a vault. Between the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup> centuries there were other intense periods of building improvements. An attempt was made to render the church similar to the Chiesa del Ges\u00f9 in Rome, which was a symbol of the Counter-Reformation: the <strong>religious iconography<\/strong> and the altars in homage to God \u2013 denied during the Protestant Reformation \u2013 regained their importance.<\/p>\n<p>From the outside, the church looks sombre and simple, but once inside you are surprised by a single wide, majestic nave and struck by the beautiful walls with dark pilasters in contrast with the white of the barrel vaults with their lunettes, except for the \u201cGloria celeste\u201d frescoed in the dome of the apse by <strong>Antonio Circignani<\/strong> known as <strong>Il Pomarancio<\/strong>. The church has a Latin cross plan and there are six chapels, positioned respectively to the left and to the right of the nave. The presbytery is in a raised position, on three steps. There is an organ and the chapels are embellished with numerous paintings. There are works by <strong>Pietro Vannucci<\/strong> known as <strong>Il Perugino<\/strong>, such as the \u201c<em>Battesimo di Cristo<\/em>\u201d (Baptism of Christ), la \u201c<em>Madonna in gloria fra i Santi Protettori Gervasio e Protasio con lo stendardo della citt\u00e0 e i Santi Pietro e Paolo<\/em>\u201d (Madonna in glory between the Patron Saints Gervasio and Protasio with the banner of the city and the Saints Peter and Paul), and \u00a0a 16<sup>th<\/sup> century sculpture \u201c<em>L\u2019Addolorata<\/em>\u201d, and works by <strong>Pomarancio<\/strong> such as \u201c<em>Sposalizio della Vergine<\/em>\u201d (Wedding of the Virgin) and the \u201c<em>Santi Domenicani in adorazione del Crocefisso<\/em>\u201d (Dominican Saints in adoration of the Crucifix). Works by <strong>Salvio Savini<\/strong> include the \u201c<em>Madonna in trono tra i Santi Francesco, Bonaventura e un Servita<\/em>\u201d (Madonna enthroned between Saints Francis, Bonaventure and a Servite) and the \u201c<em>Vergine in Trono col Bambino, San Domenico e Santa Caterina da Siena<\/em>\u201d (Virgin on the Throne with the Child, St Domenico and St Caterina of Siena). Inside the cathedral there are also other frescoes by <em>Giannicola<\/em> <em>di Paolo<\/em>, <em>Domenico<\/em> <em>di Paride<\/em> Alfani, <em>Giacinto<\/em> <em>Gimignani<\/em>, <em>Giovanni<\/em> <em>Teutonico <\/em>and <em>Annibale<\/em> <em>Ubertis<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The bodies of the two patron saints of Citt\u00e0 della Pieve, St Gervasio and St Protasio were transferred and safeguarded for centuries inside the church of S. Ambrogio in Milan, but in 1714, Citt\u00e0 della Pieve received a number of relics to be kept in the church dedicated to the two holy martyrs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cathedral of S. Gervasio and S. Protasio stands on Citt\u00e0 della Pieve\u2019s main piazza and is an important building containing numerous works of art. 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