Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo, Ortona

This article is about the Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in Italy. For the Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in India, see San Thome Basilica.

The Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo ("St. Thomas the Apostle"), also Ortona Cathedral (Italian: Basilica-Concattedrale di San Tommaso Apostolo; Duomo d'Ortona), is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica in Ortona, Abruzzo, Italy, famous for holding the relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle. It was formerly also the episcopal seat of the diocese of Ortona and is now a co-cathedral in the diocese of Lanciano-Ortona.^[1]

Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo
Co-Cathedral Basilica of Saint Thomas the Apostle
Basilica Concattedrale di San Tommaso Apostolo
West face
Basilica of San Tommaso Apostolo
42°21′26″N 14°24′16″E
Location	Piazza S. Tommaso, Ortona
Country	Italy
Language(s)	Italian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
Website	tommasoapostolo.it
History
Dedication	Thomas the Apostle
Earlier dedication	Mary of the Angels (from 1057)
Relics held	Thomas the Apostle
Architecture
Functional status	Co-cathedral, minor basilica
Architectural type	Baroque (with surviving Gothic portal)
Administration
Province	Chieti-Vasto
Archdiocese	Lanciano-Ortona
Parish	Parrocchia S. Tommaso Apostolo – Basilica Concattedrale

The Basilica was built on the site of an ancient Roman temple.^[2] Destroyed by the Normans in 1060, it was rebuilt and dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli in 1127. Since 1258 the Basilica has housed relics of Saint Thomas. The cathedral has suffered damage from military attacks by the Ottomans in 1566, the French in 1799 and from fighting during the Battle of Ortona in 1943.^[3]