Editing Amalfi (section)

===Cathedral===
{{Main|Amalfi Cathedral}}{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2023}}[[File:Shrine of Saint Andrew, Amalfi.JPG|thumb|220x220px|Shrine of Saint Andrew.|left]]
At the top of a flight of steps, [[Amalfi Cathedral|Saint Andrew's Cathedral]] ([[Duomo]]) overlooks the Piazza Duomo, the heart of Amalfi. The cathedral dates back to the 11th century; its interior is adorned in the [[Rococo|late Baroque]] style with a nave and two aisles divided by 20 columns. The façade of the cathedral is Byzantine in style and is adorned with various paintings of saints, including a large fresco of Saint Andrew.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

[[File:Amalfi BW 2013-05-15 11-49-21 DxO.jpg|thumb|240px|Duomo di Amalfi and the piazza.]]The gold caisson ceiling has four large paintings by [[Andrea dell'Asta]]. They depict the flagellation of [[Saint Andrew]], the miracle of Manna, the crucifixion of Saint Andrew and the Saint on the cross. From the left hand nave there is a flight of stairs which leads to the crypt. These stairs were built in 1203 for Cardinal Pietro Capuano, who, on 18 May 1208, brought Saint Andrew's remains to the cathedral from [[Constantinople]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

The bronze statue of Saint Andrew in the cathedral was sculpted by [[Michelangelo Naccherino]], a pupil of [[Michelangelo]]; also present are [[Pietro Bernini]] marble sculptures of St. Stephen and St. Lawrence.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

In 1206, [[Saint Andrew]]'s relics were brought to Amalfi from Constantinople by the Pietro Capuano following the [[Sack of Constantinople]] (an event of the [[4th Crusade]]) after the completion of the town's cathedral.<ref name="Catholic" /> The cathedral contains a tomb in its crypt that it maintains still holds a portion of the [[relic]]s of the [[Twelve Apostles|apostle]]. A golden [[reliquary]] which originally housed his skull and another one used for [[procession]]s through Amalfi on holy days can also be seen.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}