The Cathedral of Lugano is a church in Lugano, the canton of Ticino, in Switzerland, founded in the High Middle Ages but rebuilt in the late 15th century, with the façade completed in 1517. What is fascinating about this cathedral is its age.
High Middle Ages means like before the year 1000. The church is known on this site from 818. In 1078 it was made a collegiata, becoming a cathedral in 1888. Just a good 800 years to apply from a convent to a cathedral. The original Romanesque building was oriented the opposite way to the present church, as is shown by remains of the apse discovered under the current parvise. In the 15th century the church was expanded and the entrance moved to the present position, while the open roof was covered by a groin vaulted ceiling. Extensive renovations to the cathedral were done in 1905-1910, when some Baroque chapels were demolished and the interior received frescoes by Ernesto Rusca.
Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Cathedral,_Lugano
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