Church of Santa Maria della Pietà

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.

Penne Cathedral was preceded by several churches before the year 1000, whose origins can be traced to an ancient pagan temple from Roman times. The cathedral is first mentioned in 868. The cathedral was then rebuilt in Romanesque style in the 12th century, in Gothic style in the 13th century, and restored in Baroque style in the 17th century. Damaged during the Second World War by a bombing in 1944, the façade (rebuilt in 1955), the transept and the apses underwent extensive restoration, during which almost all traces of the medieval plan were lost, except for the crypt.

The Cathedral of Corfinio is a religious complex consisting of the church of San Pelinus and the oratory of Sant'Alessandro. The cathedral was built from 1075 until the 13th century on an ancient basilica built on the tomb of St. Pelinus, bishop of Brindisi, who was martyred at the time of Emperor Julian (361-363). Devastated several times by earthquakes, the church was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries in Baroque style inside. These additions and renovations were completely removed during the restoration work carried out in the 1970s, which restored the building to its former Romanesque splendour.