Churches and places of worship Country of Chieti

The Cathedral was initially dedicated to St. Thomas and at a later time to St. Justin. The building was rebuilt in the '300 and then, in the '700 in which it was almost totally modified. The part of the façade and the right side, however, go back to the '900. The architects who did the work were Bartolomeo di Giacomo and then Antonio da Lodi. The Treasure of the Cathedral houses valuable artifacts, ancient sacred furnishings and works of art.

Built around the middle of 1200 as evidenced by the date shown on the portal bezel. Over the years it was also used as a monastic building and then became a Cathedral named after Saint Joseph in honor of Giuseppe Napoleon Bonaparte. The two-color of the stone inside the Cathedral and its structure with a single nave, as well as the frescoes in Gothic style, were inserted later.

The church of San Matteo Apostolo, of medieval origin, dates back to the second half of the thirteenth century. It was built by Abbot Odorisio I in the year 1076. The current structure, however, dates back to 1200. The church consists of three naves divided by apparatus pylons supporting five sextiacute arches on each side and ended in semicircular apses, as in San Giovanni in Venus.

The Abbey is located in the municipality of Fossacesia, on a hill overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The monastic complex consists of a basilica and the nearby monastery, both built in the twelfth century in place of the small pre-existing monastery.

Dedicated to the apostle St. Thomas in the twelfth century, it was rebuilt after its destruction during the bombing of World War II.

It's situated on the ruins of a Roman temple that can be admired inside the National Museum of Civitella. For many generations now, the church boasts of a fraternity who participates in the Procession of the Dead Christ.

Rebuilt in 1165 is one of the city's most interesting churches.It Contains, inter alia, an oil painting attributed to Salvator Rosa and a large panel of Chieti painter Raffaele Del Ponte depicting the Assumption of the Virgin

The church has traces of the original building from the Middle Ages with frescoes inside it has gable structure and the facade is plastered by White

Santa Maria del Tricalle dates back to the fifteenth century even if it was renovated several times over the years. The last restoration ended in 1946, also being opened to the public. There is a hypothesis that the building was built on the remains of an ancient temple by Diana Trivia. During the 18th century it was used as a church inside a cemetery. It is currently closed most of the time, so it is difficult to visit it.

Our Lady of the Altar is a sanctuary built in the cave where Pietro da Morrone stayed between 1235 and 1236. It was the seat of the Order of the Celestines until 1807. During World War II, the sanctuary was transformed into a prison by the German army and in 1970 it became the property of the Municipality.

The church of San Rocco was built in the sixteenth century and is located in the municipality of San Vito Chietino. The building has a typical structure of Mediterranean buildings with a triangular shape and only two thermal windows. The church underwent restoration work.

Its convent dates back to 1239, but an even earlier church dedicated to San Lorenzo existed on that spot. The whole church is decorated with stucco and paintings on canvas and on wall.

Monumental Complex of Santa Lucia that is located in the Vallone L'Angrella. The complex is dedicated to Santa Maria in Valle and the first available sources state that it dates back to 1276. The complex consisted of a church, rooms and a well. It was rebuilt and expanded in 1566 after a fire occurred by the Turkish hand.

The church dates back to 1200 and, according to tradition, was built together with a convent, on the initiative of St. Francis of Assisi dedicating it to the Holy Cross, passing through Vasto on the journey to the sanctuary by St. Michael the Archangel of the Gargano. In 1723 Carlo De Nardis, Prior of the Brotherhood of St. Anthony and a great benefactor of the churches of Vasto, had the church decorated with sculptures and baroque stuccoes, by an unknown Neapolitan artist. The bas-reliefs illustrate biblical episodes, of the life of Our Lady, Saint Joseph and Saint Anthony, or are symbols of some virtues.

The Convent of Santa Maria del Gesù, founded in 1430 by the Friars Minor, is known as the Michetti Convent since in 1883 it hosted the painter Francesco Paolo Michetti as a stable home. He created in it a meeting and meeting center for many exponents of Abruzzo and Italian culture, with the aim of giving life, together with the group of artists, his friends and guests, a sort of community intellectual and creative; Gabriele D'Annunzio were exponents.

Built on a project by Ludovico Quaroni, it is built on a large octagonal stone base and with a crushed vaulted dome, inside there is a Gothic monstrance dating back to 1413.