Salerno Cathedral (or duomo) is the main church of the city of Salerno in southern Italy. It is considered the main tourist attraction of the city.
It is dedicated to Saint Matthew, one of the four Evangelists, whose tomb is inside the Cripta.
The Cathedral was built at the center of Salerno, when the city was the capital of the Principality of Salerno in southern Italy (that stretched from the gulf of Naples to the Ionian sea).
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