Cattedrale della Santissima Trinità

Campobasso's Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity faces Piazza Gabriele Pepe with an Ionic portico and triangular pediment. Its predominantly neoclassical architecture records reconstruction after the earthquake of 1805 and later adaptation as the city's cathedral.

Why it matters

The church connects Campobasso's expansion beyond its medieval walls with the development of its episcopal role. A sixteenth-century foundation became a nineteenth-century civic landmark and then a cathedral in 1927.

What to notice

Six columns support the monumental portico, added in the mid-nineteenth century. The three-aisled interior was reshaped during early twentieth-century work, with a new apse and altered proportions. Paintings by Amedeo Trivisonno, Romeo Musa and Leo Paglione add a modern Molisan artistic layer to the classical architectural setting.

Context and history

Andrea de Capoa founded the church in 1504. Bernardino Musenga directed its rebuilding after 1805, and the portico followed in 1855–1859. Elevation to cathedral in 1927 brought further transformation before the reopening of 1935. The building later suffered a roof collapse in 2018; structural repairs led to its return to worship in May 2024.