Pescina Cathedral

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.

The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, also known as the Cathedral of the Marsi, was built between 1930 and 1942. The city of Avezzano has at least four cathedral churches dedicated to Apostle Bartholomew, built over the centuries. All of them had to cope with the earthquakes that devastated the region.

Sulmona Cathedral was first mentioned in the 12th century. The church was seriously damaged for the first time in the earthquake of 1456. After the earthquake of 1706, it was seriously damaged and rebuilt in Baroque style, some elements of which are still visible today, despite recent restoration work. The original plan, the lower part of the façade and the Gothic crypt have also been preserved.