ABSTRACT
The paper concerns three aspects of the cathedral of Canosa, namely its date, iconography and dedication. On the date it sets out the evidence for and against c. 1040–60 and c. 1080–1100, in the Byzantine and Norman periods respectively, concluding that there is a strong possibility that a building campaign occurred in c. 1040–60. On the iconography, there are numerous indications that the design was intended to recall the church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople. The case is a strong one, but this article discusses an interesting qualification to do with the domes of the church. A final discussion of the relevance of the dedication to St Sabinus provides further evidence for the dating of the cathedral to the middle of 11th century.
