Cattedrale di Trivento

The Cathedral stands on the highest and oldest part of the town, and is also home to important historical and cultural buildings.
It houses the administrative offices of the municipality, the ancient castle (known as the Colaneri palace) and, attached to the cathedral, the Curia building and the Episcopal seminary.
Catholic life in Trivento is based in the oldest diocese in Molise, and the municipality has been an episcopal seat since the early Christian era.
The cathedral church is dedicated to the patron saints Nazarius, Celsus and Victor: according to tradition, the relics of the martyr saints Nazarius and Celsus were donated by Saint Ambrose to the local church in 398.
In 1726, the pope and martyr Saint Victor was also added to the two Milanese martyrs.
Together with the cathedral's owners, Saint Casto, Trivento's legendary first bishop, is co-patron of the diocese.
Trivento Cathedral is certainly the most significant monument of the Molise town, the result of numerous stratifications.
Built on an area considered sacred for many centuries, according to tradition it was built on a temple dedicated to the goddess Diana.
The current building dates back to the 11th century, as evidence of which, on one of the pillars at the entrance, there is a plaque attesting to the consecration of the cathedral on 15 May 1076 and its dedication to Saints Nazario and Celso.
The church has undergone several reconstructions, particularly in the Baroque period and in the 18th century, also due to the various earthquakes that damaged it.
The building is 50 metres long and 25 metres wide.