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Modena Cathedral
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<p>Modena Cathedral is a <a href="/facts/Roman_Catholic/rJ4F4gqH">Roman Catholic</a> cathedral in <a href="/facts/Modena/UAHSfJXy">Modena</a>, Italy, dedicated to the <a href="/facts/Assumption_of_the_Virgin_Mary/4mfyc0NP">Assumption of the Virgin Mary</a> and <a href="/facts/Saint_Geminianus/sdbM5UIq">Saint Geminianus</a>. Formerly the seat of the Diocese, later Archdiocese, of Modena, it has been since 1986 the archiepiscopal seat of the <a href="/facts/Archdiocese_of_Modena-Nonantola/cPAXTQKJ">Archdiocese of Modena-Nonantola</a>. Consecrated in 1184, it is an important <a href="/facts/Romanesque_architecture/Um0RoAhL">Romanesque</a> building in Europe, and along with its bell tower, the <a href="/facts/Torre_della_Ghirlandina/sx0rncWl">Torre della Ghirlandina</a>, is designated as a <a href="/facts/World_Heritage_Site/6AbWWKV4">World Heritage Site</a>. </p>