Urbino Cathedral

The Cathedral of Urbania dates back to the ancient Benedictine Abbey of San Cristoforo del Ponte in the 9th century. The building was renovated by the commendatory abbot Cardinal Bessarione in the second half of the 15th century. On this occasion the relics of the saint were transferred to the church. The church became the cathedral of the new diocese of Urbania, established on 18th February 1636. In the 18th century the church was again renovated in a neoclassical style according to the plans of the architect Giuseppe Tosi. The façade (1870) and the new bell tower (1958) are late: the old medieval bell tower is still present on the side.

Fossombrone Co-cathedral was originally a Benedictine abbey, almost entirely rebuilt in neoclassical style by Cosimo Morelli d'Imola in 1776-84, with the exception of the 15th-century bell tower. It is characterised by a façade divided into three parts by high pilasters that extend the central part.

Cagli Cathedral was begun in 1292 and completed in the 14th century. The building was completely restructured from 1646 and consecrated on October 10, 1677. The work was completed in 1754 with the works carried out in the chapel of the Santissimo Sacramento. The violent earthquake of 3 June 1781 caused the collapse of the dome and a large part of the building. A vast reconstruction was necessary and the new cathedral, deprived of the dome, was reopened to the public in 1792. In 1997, a new earthquake required further interventions and the cathedral was finally returned to the public in 2004.