Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Heaven

This cathedral with its colorful dome overlooks the small town of Oria. Beneath the cathedral, a crypt to visit houses the mummies of the brothers of the Archconfraternity of Death.

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Colored dome and baroque facade of the Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta a Cielo, which embodies Sicilian architecture.
Statue of a Roman warrior overlooking the city from the Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta à Cielo.
Mummies on display in the crypt of the Cattedrale Santa Maria Assunta a Cielo, testifying to the local religious history.
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Its dome is made of colorful bricks in red, green, blue, and gold: a rather Moorish style that astonishes.

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If you are not easily impressed, beneath the basilica of the church lies the crypt of the mummies. Dating back to 1500, the mummified bodies of the brothers of the Archconfraternity of Death are preserved there.

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