page_title: Lipari Cathedral
section_title: Vaults
hierarchical_section_title: Lipari Cathedral / Vaults
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Cattedrale di San Bartolomeo Lipari Volta Navata
context_page_description: Lipari Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lipari in the Province of Messina, Sicily, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew. Formerly the episcopal seat of the diocese of Lipari, it has been since 1986 a co-cathedral in the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela.
  The church is located in the heart of the citadel with its front facing northwest, at the top of steps leading to the lower city. It is the oldest and largest church in Lipari. It belongs to the Archdiocese of Messina-Lipari-Santa Lucia del Mela, the vicariate of Lipari under the patronage of Bartholomew, the archpriestship of Lipari and the parish of San Bartolomeo.
context_section_description: The central nave was initially covered by a trussed wooden ceiling, then with barrel vaults, and then with a series of groin vaults painted with high-quality frescos of biblical scenes. 
  In the quarters of the first vault there are "Science and the Arts," "Samson and Delilah," "Yael and Sisera" and "Judith and Holofernes."
  In the second vault: "The worship of the Golden Calf", "Aaron and the water from the rock," "Moses and the Parting of the Red Sea," and "Manna in the desert."
  In the third vault: "The receipt of the Ten Commandments", "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, "The Deluge," and "The Binding of Isaac".
  On the triumphal arch at the centre there is a splendid coat of arms in stucco, between figures and angels, with cardinal decorations and gilt decorations.
caption: The frescos of the vaults of the central nave.
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