Editing Crotone (section)

===Сhurches===
'''Church of the Immaculate Conception''': the original construction of the [[Cathedral]] dates back to the 9th century. Initially it was dedicated to St. Dionysius, and later, around 1462–1463, to the Assumption of Saint Mary into heaven. During the centuries, the church was subject to various restoration, although in the 16th century the bishop A. Lucifero undertook its complete reconstruction, using materials removed from the ancient temple of Hera Lacinia. The interior of the church has three naves divided by pillars.<ref>{{cite web |title= Comune Crotone| url=http://www.comune.crotone.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/331|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>

The '''Cathedral''': in 1686, as attested by an existing marble plaque in the current church, on the old oratory a church was built and dedicated to the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Blessed Virgin Mary]] by a group of lay people who had decided to give birth to a lay congregation in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the [[Purgatory|Souls in Purgatory]], which was also called {{Lang|it|La Congregazione dei Plebei}} ("The Congregation of the Plebeians").
The [[façade]], which recalls in its features the sober and austere [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] style setting,  is a harmonious and unifying element. It has a portal with a single [[architrave]], surmounted by a stained glass window, depicting the Virgin, and two niches with statues, all topped by a [[Triangle|triangular]] gable and side [[Pinnacle|pinnacles]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Association "Itinerari" - Crotone, Church of the Immaculate Conception| url=http://crotone.itineraritaly.it/en/p512/church_of_the_immacolata|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref>