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FOR ME ONE OF THE FINEST CHURCHES IN THE WORLD.
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After the occupation
of Palermo by the Arabs the Bishop of Palermo was forced to move his
seat outside the capital. The role of the new cathedral was assigned to a modest little church, Aghia
Kiriaki in the village nearby which was later called Monreale. After the
Norman conquest in 1072 Christians got back the old city cathedral. Probably this role as temporary ecclesiastical centre
played a part in King William II's
decision to build here his famous cathedral.
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