{"id":27326,"date":"2015-02-13T10:36:24","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T09:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitascoli.webeing.net\/punti-interesse\/le-particolarita-delle-chiese-di-ascoli-piceno-la-cripta-del-duomo\/"},"modified":"2021-04-13T11:42:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T09:42:53","slug":"a-closer-look-at-ascoli-piceno-churches-the-crypt-of-the-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"punti-interesse","link":"https:\/\/visitascoli.it\/en\/attractions\/a-closer-look-at-ascoli-piceno-churches-the-crypt-of-the-cathedral\/","title":{"rendered":"A closer look at Ascoli Piceno&#8217;s churches: the Crypt of the Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The marvellous <strong>crypt<\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/visitascoli.it\/punti-interesse\/le-chiese-da-vedere-ad-ascoli-piceno-il-duomo\/\">Cathedral<\/a> was built in the 11th century following the transfer of St. Emidius\u2019s relics from the catacombs of the Church of Sant\u2019Emidio alle Grotte to the Cathedral. The crypt consists of thirteen small aisles and was erected using recycled building materials dating back to Roman times. The original access to the crypt was via the Cathedral\u2019s central aisle; following extensive renovation works, today <strong>it can be accessed via the two side aisles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the 18th century, the <strong>design of the central section<\/strong> of the crypt was significantly transformed by Giuseppe Giosafatti, who raised the ceiling height and replaced the original Roman travertine columns with Verona red marble ones. In the same years, his son Lazzaro Giosafatti sculpted \u201cSt. Emidius baptizing St. Polisia\u201d, which can be admired at the top of the central aisle. Below the statues is a 4th-century Roman sarcophagus where the relics of St. Emidius are kept.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The walls of the apse<\/strong> are covered with mosaics designed by Pietro Gaudenzi and created by the Vatican Mosaic Studio in 1954. 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