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Some of the most important monuments of Christianity in Brindisi were conceived and developed here, above all the cathedral. It was dedicated to St. John the Baptist (Pope Urbano II consecrated the perimeter in 1089) and was completely rebuilt following the collapse due to the earthquake of 1743. It preserves its medieval layout, but only a few fragments of the ancient mosaic floor have survived and on the top of the apse right - outer side –there is an inscription, probably attributable to the architect builder of the church.
The Cathedral also houses the sacred remains of the city's patron saint, St. Theodore of Amasea co-patron saint with San Lorenzo of Brindisi, a Capuchin Friar of the 16th century. The Cathedral has also witnessed not only the Crusaders and pilgrims coming to Brindisi on their way to the Holy Land, but also hosted the second marriage of the emperor Frederick II the Swabian. On 9 November 1225 he married his teenage bride Yolande of Brienne.
On the right side of the Church are the Episcopal Palace and the former Palazzo del Seminario designed in 1720 by Mauro Manieri, on the second balcony there are eight stone statues representing mathematics, ethics, theology, philosophy, jurisprudence, poetry and rhetoric. Here you can find the Museum Diocesano G. Tarantini, Canon of Brindisi in the 1800s.
The Cathedral also houses the sacred remains of the city's patron saint, St. Theodore of Amasea co-patron saint with San Lorenzo of Brindisi, a Capuchin Friar of the 16th century. The Cathedral has also witnessed not only the Crusaders and pilgrims coming to Brindisi on their way to the Holy Land, but also hosted the second marriage of the emperor Frederick II the Swabian. On 9 November 1225 he married his teenage bride Yolande of Brienne.
On the right side of the Church are the Episcopal Palace and the former Palazzo del Seminario designed in 1720 by Mauro Manieri, on the second balcony there are eight stone statues representing mathematics, ethics, theology, philosophy, jurisprudence, poetry and rhetoric. Here you can find the Museum Diocesano G. Tarantini, Canon of Brindisi in the 1800s.