A symbolic place. For 800 years the cathedral – consecrated in the presence of Emperor Federico II, “Stupor Mundi” – represents the crossroads of the hopes, desires, pains and happiness of the Cosenza. Among the ancient naves the miraculous picture of the Madonna del Pilerio is kept, who saved the city from a devastating pestilence. For centuries the faithful have asked for thanks and pronounced prayers by invoking the divine intervention both in favor of the living and the deceased. And, often, to thank the Virgin for the intercession obtained, they then donated precious church and gold objects.
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