Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore (Duomo di Codroipo)

Santa Maria Maggiore, known as the Duomo of Codroipo, preserves the role of an old mother church in an eighteenth-century building. Its present form developed from rebuilding begun in 1731 and consecrated in 1752.

Why it matters

The church served a wide parish district in the Friulian plain. Its furnishings record the involvement of local patrons and artistic connections with Venice.

What to notice

The high altar was donated by Ludovico Manin, later the last Doge of Venice. Other features include the Rosary altar, the Cristo Nero altar designed by Andrea Scala, and Giovanni De Min’s choir decoration. Istrian stone and red Verona marble form part of the historic floor recovered during restoration in 2013.

Context and history

The earlier church underwent repairs after fire and the 1511 earthquake. A decision to rebuild in 1729 led to the eighteenth-century structure. Later campaigns added the nineteenth-century bell tower and facade. Damage during the Second World War affected its painted decoration, while subsequent restoration recovered earlier elements of the interior.