Aquino Cathedral

Aquino Cathedral is dedicated to Saints Constantius of Aquino and Thomas Aquinas. The first cathedral is believed to have been built in Aquino in 1094, as a donation made to the Monastery of Montecassino. A second cathedral was also built in the location of today's archaeological site of Aquinum. Around the middle of the 13th century, San Pietro was replaced by the church of San Costanzo, dedicated to the patron saint of the city who was bishop of Aquino in the 6th century. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the church of San Costanzo collapsed and was rebuilt in Baroque style by Bishop de Carolis and inaugurated in 1711.

In 1944, the city was subjected to bombings, which seriously and irreversibly damaged the cathedral of San Costanzo. At the end of the Second World War, a reconstruction was started on the opposite of the square where the cathedral is now located. The the church was consecrated in 1963.

The cathedral is a modern and imposing church, with a Greek cross plan. In the apse, there is a large mosaic depicting the Resurrection of Jesus. The church has some relics of Saint Thomas, which were donated by the cathedral of Toulouse.

Address
Piazza San Tommaso 1, Aquino, Italy

Established
1963