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Cattedrale di San Cerbone

TIME : 2016/2/18 20:43:21

Presiding over photogenic Piazza Garibaldi (aka Piazza Duomo), Massa Marittima's asymmetrically positioned 13th-century duomo is dedicated to St Cerbonius, the town's patron saint, who's always depicted surrounded by a flock of geese. Inside, don't miss the freestanding Maestà (Madonna and Child enthroned in majesty; 1316) attributed by some experts to Duccio di Buoninsegna.

The duomo's other treasures include a carved marble urn known as the Arca di San Cerbone (St Cerbone's Ark; 1324) behind the high altar and an early-14th-century polychrome wooden crucifix carved by Giovanni Pisano on the altar itself.

The facade's main doorway is topped by carved panels depicting scenes from St Cerbonius' life.