The Cathedral, or Duomo of Livorno: in Piazza Grande, Livorno(Piazza Grande) Livorno’s original cathedral (or Duomo) was designed by Alessandro Pieroni and built by Cantagallina. It was completed in 1606, dedicated to St Francis of Assisi. Sadly, the original building was completely destroyed by bombings in 1943. The modern-day reconstruction was completed in 1952 and is a reproduction of the original. The interior contains some interesting early 17th-century paintings by a number of well-known Tuscan artists: the Triumph of Saint Giulia by Jacopo Ligozzi; the Assumption of the Virgin by Domenico Cresti da Passignano, and Saint Francis of Assisi by Jacopo Chimenti da Empoli.
The cathedral originally had six bells which were cast in Prato in 1823. After the war only five of these were found, all of them badly damaged, so they were melted down and re-cast, together with another old bell, to make six new ones.