Cattedrale di Asolo

Church interesting above all from the historical point of view. Built on the foundations of a Roman temple and embellished already in the time of the emperor Theodoric. Different styles follow one another and overlap, from the Romanesque one to the eighteenth-century Venetian one.

Gorgeous church full of works of art. The Assumption by Lorenzo Lotto and the Altarpiece of the Assumption by Jacopo da Ponte are certainly of considerable interest. Also noteworthy is the high altar, the work of Pasino Canova, surmounted by two angels sculpted by Giuseppe Bernardi. A must visit.

Worth seeing church .. beautiful altarpiece When visiting a church in Italy, it is always advisable to keep an eye on the opening times ... if you want to see a particular church, you should try to find out the opening times on the Internet or contact the pastor (surprisingly works very well)

The provost and collegiate church of Santa Maria Assunta, better known as the cathedral of Asolo, is the main religious building in the city of Asolo. It is a provost parish, as well as the seat of a vicariate of the diocese of Treviso. In 1959 its status as a collegiate was restored, so there is a chapter made up of the provost (the parish priest) and some canons, both titular and honorary. It is likely that the current cathedral was built on the site of the ancient cathedral. Asolo was in fact a bishopric at least since 590, when an Agnellus de Acilio also participated in the synod of Marano [2]. In 969 a diploma from Emperor Otto I suppressed the diocese to aggregate it to that of Treviso. The document contains the first reference to the former cathedral Beatae Virginis Mariae constructa [2]. No archaeological investigations have yet been carried out to reconstruct the conformation of the old church. On the west side of the cathedral some wall remains have been identified in which a baptistery can be recognized, consisting of a basin covered with cocciopesto [2]. From the descriptions given to us by pastoral visits, it seems that the building took on its current structure in 1584. The collapse of the roof determined, in 1606, the reconstruction of the apse and the main altar, with the disappearance of the last traces of the medieval building . In 1747, a reorganization of the interiors was carried out on a project by the Venetian architect Giorgio Massari. Finally, in 1889, today's facade designed by Pietro Saccardo was erected.

The church of the Madonna Assunta, also known as the Cathedral of Asolo, is a Romanesque-Gothic church that also has Renaissance elements, such as the three external portals. The church dates back to 1584, however the current central facade is the result of a restoration, which was completed towards the end of the 19th century. Previously, a medieval cathedral once stood here, of which, after a collapse in the 17th century, even the last remnants have been lost. The interior with three naves is very bright and has a mechanical organ. The interior shows, in its main altar, a copy by Lorenzo Querana of the work "the altarpiece of the Assumption" by Titian. You can find other different works of art inside the church, which take about 15 'of minutes to be seen all.