Viewed from the east, the Cattedrale di San Nicola Pellegrino or Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, a Romanesque-Apulian cathedral begun in 1099, at Trani on the Adriatic coast in Puglia (Apulia), Italy. The cathedral’s tall campanile dates from the 1200s. The octagonal belfry and spire date from 1353 - 1365.
Trani, Province of Barletta, Puglia (Apulia), Italy: Cattedrale di San Nicola Pellegrino, located next to the sea. This imposing Romanesque-Apulian cathedral, begun in1099 and dedicated to Saint Peregrinus (Nicola Pellegrino), a young Greek pilgrim who died at Trani, stands on the site of an earlier church, documented since the 800s and dedicated to the Virgin. All that remains of the earlier church is an underground chapel dedicated to the protobishop of Brindisi, San Leucio, and some pieces of mosaic flooring. The tall campanile was added to the cathedral in the 1200s. The octagonal belfry and spire date from 1353 - 1365. Trani, a town with a small harbour and important centre of the wine trade, is located on the Adriatic coast in south east Italy. It was founded by the Romans and later dominated by the Byzantine Empire and Lombards. It flourished under the Normans and Swabian (Hohenstaufen) kings of Sicily as a result of trade with the Middle East. The medieval part of the town includes the castle, built 1233 - 1249 by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, the 1100s Ognissanti Church of the Knights Templar, and the cathedral.
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