Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Here we are in the port of Cicitavecchia one of the main ports of western Italy. In fact it is often called the port of Rome.
This is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral sited on the main street. We always love taking a look inside any church or cathedral when we get the chance.
The Cathedral of Saint Francis of Assisi is the main church of Civitavecchia, located in the city's historic center. It overlooks Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
History
The church was built on the ruins of a small Franciscan church erected under the pontificate of Paul V in 1610. It was later rebuilt at the behest of Pope Clement XIV, who entrusted the work to the architect Francesco Navone, and completed under the pontificate of Pope Pius VI in 1782. It became a cathedral in 1805.
-Severely damaged by bombing in 1943, it was completely restored in 1950 based on a design by architect Plinio Marconi.
Structure
The church has a single nave. It features a high Baroque façade with a double Ionic order, a single central door, and a wide staircase. It lacks a transept and is completely unadorned at the rear. In a side chapel on the right, there is a Nativity scene attributed to the school of Domenichino. Above the tympanum are two large sculptural figures, representing Faith and Justice, by Pietro De Laurentiis. Below it is a fresco by Antonio Nessi depicting Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata.
Inside is a pipe organ from the Fabbrica Artigiana Organi Pinchi of Foligno. The instrument was restored and expanded by the same manufacturer in the fall of 2019.
Here we are in the port of Cicitavecchia one of the main ports of western Italy. In fact it is often called the port of Rome.
This is the historic Roman Catholic cathedral sited on the main street. We always love taking a look inside any church or cathedral when we get the chance.
The Cathedral of Saint Francis of Assisi is the main church of Civitavecchia, located in the city's historic center. It overlooks Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II.
History
The church was built on the ruins of a small Franciscan church erected under the pontificate of Paul V in 1610. It was later rebuilt at the behest of Pope Clement XIV, who entrusted the work to the architect Francesco Navone, and completed under the pontificate of Pope Pius VI in 1782. It became a cathedral in 1805.
-Severely damaged by bombing in 1943, it was completely restored in 1950 based on a design by architect Plinio Marconi.
Structure
The church has a single nave. It features a high Baroque façade with a double Ionic order, a single central door, and a wide staircase. It lacks a transept and is completely unadorned at the rear. In a side chapel on the right, there is a Nativity scene attributed to the school of Domenichino. Above the tympanum are two large sculptural figures, representing Faith and Justice, by Pietro De Laurentiis. Below it is a fresco by Antonio Nessi depicting Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata.
Inside is a pipe organ from the Fabbrica Artigiana Organi Pinchi of Foligno. The instrument was restored and expanded by the same manufacturer in the fall of 2019.
