Archbasilica of St. Matthias the Baptist to the Walls

The Archbasilica of St. Matthias the Baptist to the Walls (Istalian: Arcibasilica di San Mattia Battista alle Mura) is the Aurorian Cathedral of Romula's diocese, Istalia, and is the seat of the Archibishop of the city, Primate of Istalia, who currently is Stefano Puddu.

History
The Archbasilica is one of the oldest hosian churches in Istalia, once hosted into a chapel of the castle of one of the first hosian lords in Istalia, one of the few inhabitated place among the ruins of the ancient Qolshamih. In 403 a monastic order take possession of the castel and decided to build a new Church for the monastery which was dedicated to St Matthias the Baptist. The Church became the most important of the region and around it and the monastery arise a little town. In 1192 when the general of the Kingdom of Fidelia Giuliano Barbato Romul founded a great fortress in the area, sourrended the town with massive walls and the main fort of the defensive complex arise just close to the Church which since then was called as the Church of St. Matthias the Baptist To the Walls. With the increase of the power of the Kingdom of Fidelia and of Romula as strategic, economic and symbolic city, the Church was rebuilt several times, the last in 1604, sponsored by Fidelia. The current look of the Church is due to the king Deodato II, which commissioned also the Quattroregni Palace which delimits the same Square of the Church. At the time ware built the current monumental facade and renovated the interiors. In 1768 the Arch-Patriarch from Auroria elevated the Church to Basilica and Cathedral of Romula, to honor the struggle of the hosian Istalians against the ahmadi Quanzar Invasors. After the fall of the Holy Apostolic Hosian Church of Terra, the Archbasilica became part of the Apostolic Patriarchate of the South-east and just right the istalian and quanzar clergy was the first to establish the dialogue with the Churches in the south of Seleya. When was founded the Theognosian Church the Patriarchate became part of the new Ecumenical organization and St. Matthias to the Walls became on of the most important in the south-east of Majatra.