| Located on the outskirts of the old centre of Molfetta, facing the harbour, was built between 1150 and the end of 1200. Originally the cathedral was dedicated to Mary SS. Assumption, and was the lonely parish in Molfetta existing until 1671. In 1785, when the cathedral was transferred to the current home of Mary Cathedral. Assumption, the church was named St. Conrad.
The exterior is in Romanesque of Apulia. The main facade, in the West, is sober, while the south, overlooking the courtyard of the ancient bishopric, has three windows late Renaissance. The apse is flanked by two bell towers, and is decorated with blind arches and arches, and has three walled gates to the street level. The towers are twins and have a square base and three shelves, are 39 m high, and are open from mullioned windows.
The interior is divided into three aisles by piers with engaged columns; the nave are three aligned domes of different heights. These drums are coated externally by polygonal and pyramidal roofs made with slices of local stone called “chiancarelle”.
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