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This church was built between the 9th and 14th centuries, completed in 1330. The building was renovated in the 19th century under the direction of Viollet-le-Duc. It offers a clever mix of Gothic architecture and Romanesque architecture. Its prominence in the landscape of the medieval walls earned it the nickname "Jewel of the City".

The church, formerly a cathedral, was consecrated in 1096 by Urbain II, although it was not completed. The nave dates from this Romanesque period. The construction of the transepts was completed in the 13th century, when the choir was also built, and its roundabout was added in the 14th century. The Romanesque portal was completely rebuilt in the 19th century during the restoration of Viollet-le-Duc.

The Basilica of Saints Sylvester and Martin ai Monti was founded by Sylvester I (314-335) and the preparatory meeting for the first Council of Nicaea was held there in 324. In 500, 772 and 845 the church was rebuilt. The structure of the present church, modified by Filippo Gagliardi in the 17th century, takes up that of the old church and many parts were reused. The church was entrusted for centuries to the Carmelite monks of the ancient observance.

The Basilica of San Bartolomeo all'Isola was built around the year 1000 to house the relics of the apostle Saint Bartholomew. The Basilica of St. Bartholomew is today the place of commemoration of the "new martyrs" of the twentieth century: to mention just a few examples, the basilica celebrates Bishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero and Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo, killed by drug traffickers, the evangelical pastor Paul Schneider and farmer Franz Jägerstätter, opponents of Nazism.

The present Basilica of San Clemente was built in the 12th century as part of a Dominican convent. An old basilica existed there but it is assumed that its state must have been ruinous at the time of its demolition. Numerous subsequent interventions modified its internal and external appearance; the present appearance was finally defined during an important restoration carried out between 1713 and 1719, commissioned by Pope Clemente XI and carried out by the architect Carlo Stefano Fontana.

The Basilica of San Crisogono dates back to the 4th century, making it one of the oldest churches in Rome. The building has undergone a series of renovations over the centuries, including reconstruction in the 12th century and again in 1626, based on a project by Giovanni Battista Soria. The basilica was for centuries the national church of the Sardinians and Corsicans living in Rome: several Corsicans are already buried in the service of the Pope in the Corsican papal guard.

The Basilica of San Domenico, founded in the thirteenth century, is the main seat of the Dominicans and the burial place of the founder of the order: St. Dominic (1170-1221). The church is known for its interior paintings.

The Basilica of San Domenico was built in the 13th century and enlarged in the following century. The Gothic building houses the relic of the head of Saint Catherine of Siena in a splendid Renaissance chapel built for the occasion.

The Basilica of San Fedele was erected from 1120 on top of an early Christian church dating from the 7th century. The exterior of the church was restored to its Romanesque style in 1905 (bell tower) and 1914 (façade). The interior contains a splendid Lombard Romanesque choir, resembling the Aachen Palatine Chapel, with sculptural decorations.

The Basilica of San Giorgio fuori le mura, annexed to the Monastery of San Giorgio degli Olivetani, is the oldest Catholic place of worship in the city of Ferrara, dating back to 1135. The history of the basilica is closely linked to the origins of Ferrara. Between the 7th and 8th centuries, due to the continuous barbarian invasions that devastated Voghenza, the seat of the bishop was moved from Voghenza to what was to become Ferrara. The church was completely rebuilt in the 15th century by Biagio Rossetti, remodelled from 1581 on a design by Alberto Schiatti, and then modified in the 17th and 18th centuries with the erection of the new façade by Andrea Ferreri.