The Dome is located in the inner of the town, where Piazza del
Duomo and Piazza Ordelaffi get together. It is easy to rich both by
car and by bus.
Description
The Dome rises on the ruins of an ancient abbey dated back to
the beginning of the XII century. Between the end of the XV century
and the beginning of the XVI century the Romanesque and Gothic
structures had been replaced by Renaissance ones.
In 1636 the image of Madonna del Fuoco was set there. Madonna del
Fuoco has been worshiped by Forlì citizens since 1428.
It was totally restored in 1841 by Giulio Zanbianchi. The
façade is in laertio and it is characterized by a
neoclassical monumental pronaos supported by six Corinthian
columns.
The inside has a nave and two aisles divided by marble pilasters
and covered by barrel vaults. Pompeo Randi decorated the aisles and
the contra-Façades. In the right aisle there is the Holy
Sacrament chapel; it has an octagonal base and it was built up in
1490 following a project by Pace di Maso del Bombace. The
Christening Fount (1504) was sculpted by Givanni Ricci; it is
decorated by bricks with alt-relieves depicting moments of Giovanni
Battista's and S. Valeriano's lives.
In the left aisle there is the great Madonna del Fuoco's chapel
(1619-36). There the XV century image of Madonna del Fuoco is
worshiped by Forlì citizens. It is one of the most ancient
xylography preserved. The vault is decorated with
Timetable opening
From 6.30 am to 12 am. Afternoon: from 4 pm to 7 pm.
News
Madonna del Fuoco feast takes place on 4th February. The
streets of the historic centre are crowded by stands selling
Madonnadel Fuoco sweet bread.
Comune di Forlì - Piazza Saffi, 8 47121 Forlì - Tel. 0543 712111 Partita IVA: 00606620409
A cura della Redazione di Turismo Forlivese, C.so Diaz, 21 - 47121 Forlì - redazione.turismo@comune.forli.fc.it
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