Prato - Cathedral

The cathedral in Prato, dedicated to St Stephen, was originally known as the Church of Santo Stéfano di Borgo al Cornio (the name borne by Prato when it was a small country township), built by Guido da Como (1211 onwards) on the site of an earlier parish church. Subsequently the church was altered and enlarged, receiving the addition of a transept with five chapels between 1317 and 1368. It was raised to cathedral status in 1653, when Prato became the see of a bishop and was granted a municipal charter.