Duomo, Salerno

We came across the Duomo in Salerno, too. The portico looked more like a relic than that of a active church. There are very old sarcophagi, frescos and bass reliefs so worn away they were mere suggestions.

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Inside were beautifully intricate decorative mosaics pulpits.

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I’d forgotten how there are separate shrines along the side aisles of Catholic churches, and how  ornate and graphically macabre the imagery tends to be.  I found myself thinking how appropriate the imagery in the climactic scene of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet was.

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