Bishop's Sacred Seat: History of Como Cathedral

Can stone, marble, and mortar truly preserve the living faith of four centuries, or do we merely walk through empty monuments of a forgotten past?When the first spade of earth was turned in 1396 to construct a new sanctuary over the Romanesque ruins of Santa Maria Maggiore, the builders of Como were not merely constructing a civic landmark. They were embarking on a 374-year crusade of sacred engin...