The Secret Word

Play along with us as you learn more about the history of the Cathedral!
Look for all six QR codes scattered on the path around the Cathedral and listen to the audio all the way through.
You’ll be asked a question at the end of each track. Find the correct answer and memorise the first letter of each one.
You’ll need all six letters to form the Secret Word. If you can figure it out, a special prize awaits you at the Cathedral Museum Bookshop!

AudioZoom® by eArs. 

1. Facade and Bell Tower

Stop for a moment to admire the facade of Anagni Cathedral: don’t you feel like you’re being catapulted back in time? Its grey-ochre travertine stone is so bare and austere that it resembles the tower of a fortress. The raw stone and such austerity are distinctive features of the Romanesque style widespread in southern Italy, to which the surprising combination of Lombard and Emilian derivations are added.
The Cathedral construction began in 1072 thanks to Bishop Pietro da Salerno. He was inspired by one of the most important building projects in medieval Europe, namely Montecassino Abbey, which had been finished only the year before and was situated just a few days' walk from Anagni.
Some ancient marble decorations can still be seen: these pieces were reused from the cathedral standing here in the 9th century, and other such fragments are on display in the lapidarium of the Cathedral Museum. Now turn around and look up at the bell tower. Completed in 1141, it reaches 28 metres above the churchyard with a rising sequence of single, double and triple windows. You may wonder why it is separated from the church. This was not always the case; it's likely that there was once a portico connecting the two structures.
Wait a moment before entering the church — you’d risk missing one last interesting detail. If you approach the wall that runs along the left side of the church square, you can find a grate: it protects a 15th-century fresco of the Madonna enthroned between Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Anthony Abbot.

And here’s our question for this part of the audio tour:
What’s the name of the bishop under whom the Cathedral was built?
Remember to memorise the first letter of the answer!