Museo diocesano di Rieti

About the museum

The diocesan museum gathers the sacred works of the diocese of Rieti and is set up in the rooms of the cathedral complex, in the historic centre of the city.

The route includes the baptistery, the sacristies of the lower basilica, the lapidarium and the audience hall of the 13th-century Palazzo papale (Papal Palace). In the room of San Giovanni in Fonte there is a 15th-century baptismal font with depictions of the theological virtues, next to local wooden objects from the 14th to the 17th century.

The collections include goldsmiths’ work from the cathedral and from the churches of the area, among them a series of nineteen processional crosses dating from the 13th to the 19th century, sculptures from the lapidarium and a picture gallery with medieval frescoes, canvases of the 17th and 18th centuries, and religious paintings of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Highlights

• 15th-century baptismal font in the room of San Giovanni in Fonte
• Nineteen processional crosses from the 13th to the 19th century
• Marble lions of the late 12th century in the lapidarium
• Picture gallery with medieval frescoes and canvases of the 17th and 18th centuries
• Audience hall of the Papal Palace

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso museale diocesano – Baptistery, sacristies of the lower basilica, lapidarium and the audience hall of the Papal Palace, with goldsmiths’ work, sculptures and sacred paintings.

Operated by

Diocesi di Rieti

Visitors per year

approx. 2,000

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to the listings consulted.

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