Ravenna - Cathedral of Sant'Orso

A short distance southwest of the Piazza del Popolo in Ravenna is the Cathedral of Sant'Orso, built 1734-43 on the site of the oldest church in Ravenna, founded by St Ursus (d. 396); the campanile (10th century) dates from this earlier church. In the nave, on the right, the sixth century pulpit was reconstructed from the separate marble slabs, decorated with animal figures, of which it was originally composed. In the second chapel on the right and in the south transept are Early Christian marble sarcophagi.