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St Sabina’s Cathedral
Although the main cathedral of the Archdiocese of Bari is less well-known and smaller thanthe neighbouringBasilica of St Nicholas, it is nonetheless one of the most visited sights in Old Bari.
It is dedicated to St Sabinus of Canosa, a 6th-century bishop, whose remains are enshrined in this cathedral.
Architecture and history
St Sabinus Cathedral (Cattedrale di Bari) is built in the typical Apulian Romanesque style, which will captivate you with its purity and exude a sense of history.
Construction began in 1292 and was completed roughly a hundred years later. The present building was erected on the foundations of a destroyed Byzantine church dating from 1156, and its current appearance has undergone only minor changes.
More significant alterations to the crypt housing the remains of St Sabina took place in the 18th century, when part of the interior was rebuilt in the Baroque style; however, the nave remains in its Romanesque form.
Admission and opening hours
Bari Cathedral is open to the public daily from 8.30 am to 8.00 pm.
Admission for tourists is 9 eur.
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There is a 9-euro entrance fee per person for St Sabina’s Cathedral. The entrance is guarded by the ‘dry fifth column’; if you want to pray, they make you sit in the back pew and keep a close eye on you!
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