Fermo Cathedral

Archaeological excavations have demonstrated that the cathedral site was formerly that of a pagan temple.

The first church was destroyed in 1176 during the campaign of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Construction was pursued over the following decades leading to the present façade with both Romanesque and Gothic elements and built in Istrian stone.

The portal niche has a bronze statue of the Madonna of the Assumption by Nunzio Ucinelli.

The interior contains a paleo-christian sarcophagus of the 3rd to 4th century located in the 13th-century crypt, and a Byzantine style icon donated by Giacomo della Marca.