Cathedral of San Giorgio

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The Cathedral of San Giorgio is a prominent Baroque church in Modica, Sicily, renowned for its ornate façade and dramatic hilltop setting.

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Label Occurrences
Cathedral of San Giorgio canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque church ⓘ
Roman Catholic church ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
cultural heritage monument ⓘ
architect Rosario Gagliardi ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

Sicilian Baroque ⓘ
artStyleInterior Baroque ⓘ
category Baroque architecture in Sicily ⓘ
Churches in Modica ⓘ
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Italy ⓘ
constructionStart 18th century ⓘ
contains Baroque altars ⓘ
paintings of Saint George ⓘ
stucco decorations ⓘ
coordinates 36.858°N 14.761°E ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint George ⓘ
denomination Latin Church ⓘ
diocese Diocese of Noto ⓘ
façadeOrientation west ⓘ
hasBellTowers true ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Italy ⓘ
Modica ⓘ
Province of Ragusa ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
material local limestone ⓘ
name Cathedral of San Giorgio ⓘ
nativeName Duomo di San Giorgio ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic hilltop setting ⓘ
monumental staircase ⓘ
ornate Baroque façade ⓘ
tall central bell tower ⓘ
numberOfNaves 3 ⓘ
partOf Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto ⓘ
previousDiocese Diocese of Modica ⓘ
rebuiltAfter 1693 Sicily earthquake ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
rite Roman Rite ⓘ
significance symbol of Modica ⓘ
status co-cathedral ⓘ
touristAttraction major ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2002 ⓘ
UNESCORegion Val di Noto ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Modica → hasLandmark → Cathedral of San Giorgio ⓘ
Cathedral of San Giorgio → name → Cathedral of San Giorgio ⓘ