Avezzano Cathedral

The Cathedral of Pescina only began to be mentioned at the beginning of the 16th century, when the seat of the former diocese of Marsi was transferred from the church of Santa Sabina in Pescina. Between 1579 and 1596 Bishop Matteo Colli built the new cathedral dedicated to Our Lady of Grace. It was consecrated on 6th August 1606 and in 1613 it was officially given the title of cathedral by Pope Paul V. The church underwent several enlargements and embellishments over the following centuries, until the last intervention with the construction of the dome between 1863 and 1865. The building was severely damaged by the Marsica earthquake in 1915. Rebuilt in 1930, it was again damaged by the bombing during the Second World War. The building was rebuilt after the restoration of 30 April 1961.

At the beginning of the century, St. Benedict, who was from a good family and trained in Rome, retired near an ancient Roman villa in a cave in Subiaco. Over the years, there are no less than 13 monastic communities around Subiaco, including the one that later took the name of Saint Scholastica. The territorial abbey of Subiaco, or Abbey of Santa Scholastica, was formed in the 11th century from dismembered territories of the diocese of Tivoli. In the 9th century, the monastery of Saint Scholastica was devastated twice by the Saracens, in 828-829 and 876-877. After its reconstruction and enlargement, the Abbey of Sainte-Scholastique had its hours of glory in the 11th and 12th centuries.

The Cathedral of L'Aquila was built in the 13th century and destroyed in the earthquake of 1703. It was restored in the 19th century and again in the 20th century. It was severely damaged in the 2009 earthquake. From August 2013, the functions of the Cathedral have been temporarily transferred to the Basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio, also damaged by the earthquake.