Cathedrals in Puglia

There are many churches and cathedrals in Apulia which underline the artistic and historical development of the region. The many people who lived and prospered here from the Lombards and Bizantines to the Normans and Swabians have left wonderful cathedrals, sanctuaries and churches.

Map of cathedrals in Puglia

Cathedral towns

List of cathedrals in Puglia

The province of Foggia

Foggia - Cathedral built by William II in 1170 dedicated to S. Maria Icona Vetere.

Lucera - Cathedral built by Charles II of Anjou in 1300 dedicated to the Assumption.

Monte Sant’Angelo - Sanctuary of the Archangel Michael, V-VI centuries.

San Giovanni Rotondo - Santa Maria delle Grazie, Centre of Padre Pio.

Troia - Cathedral in Apulian-Romanesque style built in 1300. Of Interest are the bronze door and the eleven ribbeded rose window.

The province of Bari

Altamura - Cathedral in Romanesque-Gothic style began by Frederick II between 1280 and 1232.

Bari - Cathedral built over the remains of an ancient Byzantine cathedral in Apulian-Romanesque style. Basilica of St. Nicholas. One of the most splendid examples of Romanesque architecture.

Bitonto - Cathedral built between 1175 and 1200 in Apulian-Romanesque style. The sanctuary of the Saints Cosma and Damiano.

Canosa di Puglia - Cathedral from the mid-XI century dedicated to S. Sabino. It contains the tomb of Boemond, the son of Robert Guiscard.

Conversano - Cathedral in Romanesque style built between the XI and XII centuries.

Molfetta - Cathedral built in the XVII century with a Baroque façade. The old cathedral of S. Corrado in Apulian-Romanesque style.

Trani - Cathedral in Apulian-Romanesque style dedicated to S. Nicola Pellegrino begun in 1094 and completed in the XIII century.

The province of Brindisi

Ostuni - Cathedral begun in 1435 and completed between 1470 and 1495. It has a late-Gothic façade with a 24 beamed rose window.

The province of Lecce

Otranto - Cathedral built in 1080 by the Norman Roger. It has a 16 beamed rose window of the XV century, a baroque portal of 1763 and in the interior the mosaic of the XII century by the monk Pantaleone.

Squinzano - From the city going towards the sea one can find the church of Santa Maria di Cerrate of the XIII century in Romanesque style.

The province of Taranto

Laterza - The abbey of Santa Maria la Grande, founded by the Normans in 1112.

Manduria - Cathedral of Romanesque origin.

Taranto - Cathedral founded in 1071 dedicated to Saint Cataldo. The actual façade is a result of the XVIII century refacing. The church of San Domenico Maggiore, rebuilt in 1302 over a pre-existing XI century structure.