Orte Cathedral

It was the episcopal seat of the bishops of Orte, which in 1437 was united aeque principaliter with the diocese of Civita Castellana, and merged into it in 1986; it is now a co-cathedral.

In 1721, the church was reconsecrated after bring rebuilt by the architects Castrachini and Bizzacchero, maintaining the same layout, with a nave in a late-Baroque style.

The single nave is flanked by solid rows of pilasters leading to a crossing topped by a small dome, and a semicircular apse.

The white marble west front with decorative volutes was added in 1898 - 1901.

The interior is notable for a main altarpiece of the Virgin in Glory and Holy Martyrs (1752) by Giuseppe Bottani.

West front