Sede vescovile fin dal 300 d.C. la città di Acerenza è indissolubilmente legata alla sua Cattedrale. Quando divenne, nel 1059 per volere di Papa Niccolò II, Diocesi Metropolitana si iniziarono i lavori per la costruzione della Cattedrale che mantiene ancora oggi l'originaria e imponente bellezza. Fu costruita sui resti di un'antica chiesa paleocristiana da maestranze locali dirette da architetti francesi (che si ispirarono all'Abbazia di Cluny), è in stile romanico, dedicata all'Assunta e a San Canio (del quale ospita le spoglie) ed è uno dei più importanti monumenti della Basilicata.
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BORGO DI ACERENZA
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STEMMA DI ACERENZA
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