Museo Cristiano Cividale del Friuli

The Christian Museum of the Cathedral of Cividale del Friuli features two sections: the Lombard heritage and the Treasure of the Cathedral. The Lombard Heritage comprises the Ratchis Altar, dating back between 737 and 744, commissioned by Duke Ratchis, later King of Lombard Italy, in honour of his father Pemmone. The other monument that stands out is the Baptistery of Callisto. The reference is to its commissioning by the first Patriarch of Aquileia (Callisto) who took office in Cividale (731 A.D.). The baptistery consists of an octagon with seven small arches, supported by eight columns that rest on the balustrade in which fragments of marble plutei, among which the one referring to the following Patriarch, Sigualdo (762-776), are inserted.