Cathedral of San Sabino, Co-cathedral in Canosa di Puglia, Italy

The Cathedral of San Sabino is a Romanesque basilica with five domes positioned above its Latin cross floor plan. Marble columns with Corinthian capitals taken from ancient structures support the interior arches.

This basilica was founded in the 8th century by Duke Arechis II of Benevento and received its dedication to Saint Sabinus in 1101. The change in naming reflects a period of religious reorganization and renewal within the church.

The central apse window holds a stained-glass image of Saint Sabinus, the 6th-century bishop who gave the church its name on 7 September 1101, when Pope Paschal II dedicated it to him. In the left nave, a resin statue of the saint precedes a chapel holding the treasure: relics, chalices, crosses and a silver bust of Sabinus behind an iron grille.

The church sits about three metres below street level, reached by a short descent from the square. The presbytery, the ambo by Acceptus and the bishop's throne with its two elephants are the elements to look for inside. The bronze doors of Boemund's mausoleum open off the second chapel of the right nave.

The bishop's throne, signed by the sculptor Romualdus, was commissioned by Archbishop Ursus (1079–1088) and rests on two stylised elephants; a relief panel with two eagles was added later. The marble pulpit by Archdeacon Acceptus, 2.74 m high, is the oldest and best preserved in Apulia, with an eagle lectern standing on a human head.