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Also called the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, this stunning 14th-century Roman Catholic cathedral was constructed under the orders of Pope Urban IV to commemorate and provide a suitable home for the Corporal of Bolsena. The Romanesque-Gothic façade is a masterpiece of the Late Middle Ages with a three-gable design attributed to Lorenzo Maitani. The golden frontage is decorated by large bas-reliefs and statues with the symbols of Angel, Ox, Lion and Eagle of the Evangelists created by Maitani and collaborators standing on the cornice above the sculptured panels on the piers. In 1352, Matteo di Ugolino da Bologna added the bronze Lamb of God above the central gable and the bronze statue of Saint Michael on top of the gable of the left entrance. The bas-reliefs on the piers depict biblical stories from the Old and New Testament.