The Cathedral of Ales – historical and artistic itinerary

The book is published in 2019 by Don Petronio Floris. The images come from different camera sources, including the collaboration of Ivan Sgualdini beginning with the cover photo of the book itself.
“This monograph will guide the reader to rediscover the historical and spiritual roots of the diocese of Ales, starting from episcopal sees of Usellus-Ales and Terralba, to better appreciate the history and the architectural and artistic development of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Ales, the heart and the liturgical and spiritual center of the diocese. An authentic art mine, full of multiple strands of treasures of the Christian faith to the service of the liturgy, we go to discover Entering deeper inside the galleries of art and history….
This study complements the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art Catalog, which has a priceless historical and artistic heritage of silver, vestments, wooden sculptures belonging to the Cathedral Chapter or to the parishes of the diocese.
Cathedral and Diocesan Museum and Archives form an inseparable pole, in a cultural and religious itinerary of great beauty that makes us admire works, telling us about the past, They encourage us in presnte and project us into the future”.