1 of 5000

|

wood prints gothic style wood prints roman wood prints statue wood prints europe wood prints monument wood prints rose window wood prints door wood prints religious cross wood prints church wood prints catholicism wood prints vertical wood prints carving wood prints spirituality wood prints cathedral wood prints orvieto wood prints

photographs gothic style photos roman photos statue photos europe photos monument photos rose window photos door photos religious cross photos church photos catholicism photos vertical photos carving photos spirituality photos cathedral photos orvieto photos

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

'The Cathedral of Orvieto is a large 14th century Roman Catholic cathedral situated in the town of Orvieto in Umbria, central Italy. The building was constructed under the orders of Pope Urban IV to commemorate and provide a suitable home for the Corporal of Bolsena, a miracle which is said to have occurred in 1263 in the nearby town of Bolsena, when a traveling priest who had doubts about the truth of transubstantiation found that his Host was bleeding so much that it stained the altar cloth. The cloth is now stored in the Chapel of the Corporal inside the cathedral. Situated in a position dominating the town of Orvieto which sits perched on a volcanic plug, the cathedralaas faAade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the 14th to the 20th century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, while inside resides two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgement...