Gallipoli Cathedral

Gallipoli Cathedral
Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Agatha the Virgin
Basilica Concattedrale di Sant'Agata Vergine (Italian)
Front and side of the cathedral
40°03′17″N 17°58′34″E / 40.05472°N 17.97611°E / 40.05472; 17.97611
LocationGallipoli, Apulia, Italy
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitewww.cattedralegallipoli.it
History
StatusMinor basilica, co-cathedral
DedicationAgatha of Sicily
Architecture
Architect(s)
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking1629 (1629)
Completed1696
Administration
DioceseDiocese of Nardò-Gallipoli

The Gallipoli Cathedral, formally the Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Agatha the Virgin (Italian: Basilica Concattedrale di Sant'Agata Vergine), is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of Gallipoli in Apulia, Italy. Completed in 1696, the Baroque church is a minor basilica and the co-cathedral of the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli.

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