The cathedral dates back to the fourteenth century. 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 1264 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.
Situated in a position dominating the town of Orvieto which sits perched on a volcanic plug, the cathedrals facade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the fourteenth to the twentieth century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, whilst inside it contains two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgement Day. 45 megapixel.

The cathedral dates back to the fourteenth century. 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 1264 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.
Situated in a position dominating the town of Orvieto which sits perched on a volcanic plug, the cathedrals facade is a classic piece of religious construction, containing elements of design from the fourteenth to the twentieth century, with a large rose window, golden mosaics and three huge bronze doors, whilst inside it contains two frescoed chapels decorated by some of the best Italian painters of the period with images of Judgement Day. 45 megapixel.