The present cathedral building , which is located in the '' Piazza Duomo '' , was constructed as a simple parish church between 1597 and 1618 that was greatly enlarged a few years later when it received the relics of Saint Venera , one of the two patron saints of the city , . The structure survived the earthquake of 1693 , and the present cathedral is a 17th-century building with significant additions from each succeeding century
earthquake of 1693
1693 Sicily earthquake
Acireale Cathedral