Museo Diocesano e Capitolare

Terni’s diocesan and chapter museum brings together sacred art from the cathedral and churches of the surrounding diocese. Its setting in the former seminary links the collection with the city’s episcopal complex.

Why it matters

The collection preserves works made for different churches and religious communities. Their subjects, materials and patrons illuminate the artistic life of the territory beyond a single building.

What to notice

Paintings associated with Sassoferrato, Livio Agresti and Giacinto Brandi represent different strands of devotional art. The historic seminary provides an architectural setting distinct from the cathedral itself.

Context and history

Cardinal Francesco Angelo Rapaccioli founded the seminary in 1653. The later museum brought chapter and diocesan collections into this setting, preserving objects whose histories remain connected to their churches of origin.