The Cathedral of Bisceglie was founded in 1073 by the Norman Count of Trani, Pietro II. The church was built in the Romanesque style and completed in 1295. The building is in the Pugliese Romanesque style, although its original style has been altered by later reconstructions, in particular a Baroque reconstruction in the 18th century.
Trani Cathedral was built between 1099 and 1143 during the period of Norman rule. The cathedral is an example of the Romanesque architecture of Puglia. It was built with the typical limestone tufa extracted from the quarries of the town, characterised by a very light pink, almost white colour. The church stands out for its important transept and for the use of the ogival arch forming a passage under the bell tower, a rare phenomenon in Romanesque architecture.
Molfetta Cathedral was built by the Jesuits in the 17th century and dedicated to their founder, Ignatius of Loyola. It was started in 1610 and was not completed until 1744 with the construction of the façade. With the suppression of the Society of Jesus in 1767, the church remained abandoned for some time until 1785, when it was duly restored, enlarged and erected as a new cathedral. On this occasion, the relics of the city's patron saint, St. Conrad of Bavaria, were transferred to the new cathedral.
Ruvo Cathedral, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, is one of the most important examples of Romanesque architecture in Puglia. The construction of the cathedral was commissioned in the 11th century by Robert III of Loritello, an important baron of the kingdom of Sicily.
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