Basilica Concattedrale di Sant'Agata

Stunning Cathedral

Pretty cathedral to pop in if you're staying in Gallipoli, but not a must-see in my opinion. I liked it more for the people than the actual church--there were two 40-ish women sitting and giggling toward the front and a priest was LOUDLY shhhhing them from the back. It was pretty funny. There is beautiful art here, too. A 15 minute stop on your tour of Gallipoli.

Beautiful cathedral with fascinating history. There are giant paintings on all the walls and the main one is very gruesome, depicting the torture of santa Agatha.

Worth coming here just for this.

The most beautiful Church of old Gallipoli.

Nice to check if you're passing by

The cathedral basilica of Sant'Agata virgin and martyr (Basilica Cathedrālis S.Agathæ), also known as Gallipoli cathedral, is dedicated to the patron saint of the city of Gallipoli and of the diocese of the same name. The current cathedral church was elevated to a minor pontifical basilica in 1946 by Pope Pius XII, at the request of Bishop Nicola Margiotta. With the Royal Decree of November 21, 1940, the Italian king Vittorio Emanuele III elevated it to the status of a national monument due to its historical and artistic importance. It is the seat of an archpriest, of a chapter of the canons and of the homonymous parish. It is located in the center and at the highest point of the island, a site probably intended as a sacred area since ancient times. For the work the local builders Francesco Bischettimi and Scipione Lachibari were called, who followed the design of the entire factory built by Giovan Bernandino Genuino. Due to the large number of canvases it can be considered a real art gallery. It is a baroque church of the seventeenth century, rebuilt to replace the ancient Romanesque church dedicated to St. John Chrysostom. The canon of the cathedral D'Elia claimed that the Basilica dated back to the XIIth and therefore had to have a Norman-Romanesque-Pugliese style. In 1629 the ancient temple was destroyed and the first stone of the new church was laid, in the presence of the archpriest Michele di Valandia, high prelate of the Chapter, deputy to bishop Rueda absent. Fundamental was the donation made in this regard by the doctor, philosopher, teacher, scholar of Gallipoli Giovanni Giacomo Lazzari. An inscription placed by the then bishop of Gallipoli Oronzo Filomarini (placed today above the entrance to the sacristy) explains the origin of the Cathedral, once dedicated to St. John Chrysostom.

Really good paintings around the cathedral very nice atmosphere.