Ajaccio Cathedral
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Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
located in Ajaccio
Ajaccio
Ajaccio , is a commune on the island of Corsica in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud....
, Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. It is the seat of the Bishop of Ajaccio.
The present cathedral was built between 1577 and 1593, and is where Napoleon I
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
was baptised on 21 July 1771.