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Church · Vallo della Lucania (SA)

Cathedral of San Pantaleone

  • Visit: about 20 min
  • 386 m
Pictured: Vallo della Lucania · Miki.mod at Italian Wikipedia (Original text: Michele Modica) · Public domain · resized and cropped

The cathedral of Vallo della Lucania dedicated to Saint Pantaleon, a sign of the presence of Italo-Greek monks in the Cilento.

The Cathedral of San Pantaleone is the duomo of Vallo della Lucania. Its dedication to the Eastern saint is due to the many settlements of Italo-Greek monks in the Cilento between the 10th and 11th centuries.The saint's cult is attested by ancient frescoes in the area, such as those in the Abbey of Pattano. A stop in the town that is the seat of the Cilento diocese.

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