Oria Cathedral

Oria Cathedral (Italian: Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Oria, province of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

In 1750 the then bishop of Oria demolished the 13th-century Romanesque cathedral that stood previously on the site, which had been left unsafe by the earthquake of February 20, 1743.

Two columns from the old church were purchased for 8000 ducats for use in the Capella Reggia of Caserta.

[1] The façade includes a clock tower to the left and a campanile to the right.

[1] In 1992, Pope John Paul II granted the cathedral the status of a minor basilica.

Interior of the cathedral