Basilica of San Domenico

The church of St. Procolo dates back to the 11th century when it was rebuilt by the Benedictine monks of Cassino. The Gothic cross vaults were built later, between 1383 and 1407, by order of Abbot Giovanni di Michele. Between 1535 and 1557, the architect Antonio Morandi, known as Terribilia, built the fifth bay of the church, the choir and the bell tower. In 1744, the architect Carlo Francesco Dotti directed the internal transformation, which was redone after 1826, after the church had been closed to worship for almost thirty years due to Napoleonic suppressions.

The church of San Giovanni in Monte was first mentioned in 1045, but it was enlarged in Romanesque style as early as 1286, and again modified in the 15th century. The bell tower dates from the 13th century, while the octagonal lantern dates from 1496 and is the work of Domenico Balatino. The façade, dating from 1474, was designed by Domenico Berardi and restored in 1914.

The Basilica of San Paolo Maggiore was commissioned between 1606 and 1611 by the Barnabites to the architect Ambrogio Magenta or Mazenta. The Barnabites named the church Maggiore to distinguish it from the other two churches dedicated to St. Paul in Bologna. During the Napoleonic invasion, the Barnabites were suppressed and the church became a parish in 1819. Subsequently closed, it was rededicated in 1878. In 1959 it was returned to the Barnabites and two years later Pope John XIII gave it the title of minor basilica.