Potenza - Churches and places of worship Cattedrale di San Gerardo Originally from the 13th century and dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Assumption, it was later named after St. Gerard, patron saint of Potenza. It was rebuilt in the 18th century by Magri, a student of Vanvitelli and thus transformed from a Romanesque basilica to three naves to a neoclassical building.
Potenza - Churches and places of worship Il Tempietto di San Gerardo The temple dedicated to San Gerardo, patron saint of the city, was created by the potent artist Michele Basciolano. The work, according to the epigraph located to the right of the statue of the saint, was completed in 1865 and depicts a Neo-Renaissance bust of San Gerardo della Porta, bishop of the city of Potenza from 1111 to 1119