In the register below the Christ Pantocrator, the Virgin Mary and Child are placed in the centre, with two archangels at the sides, dressed in sumptuous and elegant Byzantine clothing. The archangels depicted are Michael, whose name means "who is like God?", and Gabriel, meaning "God is my strength"...

The bay dedicated to St. Louis of France, was built in 1270, the date of the death of the holy king, to guard his mortal remains. Louis IX, in fact, died in Tunis while participating in the Eighth Crusade. A dispute soon broke out between Charles I of Anjou and the son of King Philip III, which resu...

In the main nave, on the left, the mosaic cycle taken from the New Testament begins with the stories of Christ’s childhood: The Announcement to Zechariah, Zechariah coming out of the Temple, the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, Journey of the Magi, Ado...

In the main nave, on the right-hand side, the first mosaic cycle comes from the Old Testament and depicts the moments of Creation. Specifically, the following scenes are depicted:  Beginning of Creation, Creation of light, Creation of waters, Separation of earth from waters, Creation of stars, Crea...

In the Christian liturgy of the early centuries, the Bema was a sacred, elevated space in which the person officiating at the service proclaimed the Sacred Readings and addressed the faithful. In the Eastern Church, it indicated the area of the building reserved for the clergy with the altar, the ca...

In the Christian liturgy of the early centuries, the Bema was a sacred, elevated space in which the person officiating at the service proclaimed the Sacred Readings and addressed the faithful. In the Eastern Church, it indicated the area of the building reserved for the clergy with the altar, the ca...

In the Christian liturgy of the early centuries, the Bema was a sacred, elevated space in which the person officiating at the service proclaimed the Sacred Readings and addressed the faithful. In the Eastern Church, it indicated the area of the building reserved for the clergy with the altar, the ca...

While the naves of the Cathedral are covered with a wooden truss ceiling, the altar area is characterised by the use of vaults. The vaults of the Cathedral are of three different types and are located respectively in the Bema, in the three semicircular apses and in the rooms in front. Their use was ...

The truss is a load-bearing structure used in roofing, originally composed of wooden elements, also later replaced with iron. It is formed by two beams, known as rafters, inclined according to the pitch of the roof and connected together, horizontally, by another beam: the chain. Thanks to its trian...

The mosaic cycle dedicated to St. Paul is made up of various scenes that mainly testify to the conversion from Saul to Paul. In the centre, Paul is featured, enthroned, in the semi-dome. The narrative continues with Paul requesting the letters in Damascus; the Conversion; Paul being led to Damascus;...