Chieti Cathedral () is a

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Chieti Chieti (, ; , , ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Southern Italy, east of Rome. It is the capital of the province of Chieti, in the Abruzzo, Abruzzo region. In Italian, the adjectival form is ''teatino'' and inhabitants of Chieti ar ...

(

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), dedicated to Saint

Justin of Chieti Saint Justin of Chieti () is venerated as an early bishop of Chieti, Italy. His date of death varies, and is sometimes given as the 3rd, 4th, or 6th centuries. Historical evidence for Justin's existence from before the 15th century does not exis ...

(''San Giustino''). Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Chieti, it is now the seat of the

Archbishops of Chieti-Vasto The Archdiocese of Chieti-Vasto (; ; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which received that name in 1986, when the two separate dioceses, which had been governed by one and the same bishop, were united in one diocese. The diocese ...

. The cathedral was constructed in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 13th.

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Chieti Roman Catholic cathedrals in Italy Cathedrals in Abruzzo Churches in the province of Chieti Romanesque architecture in Abruzzo {{Italy-RC-cathedral-stub

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