 The upper church was consecrated by Pope Honorius III, who had been driven out of Rome and was living in exile in Rieti, on 9 September 1225.Bishop Antonino Camarda (1724–1754) renewed the pavement of the cathedral inb 1735, and Bishop Marini rebuilt the tribune, presbytery, and the high altar, which was reconsecrated in 1806.The cathedral was given the title of "basilica" by Pope Gregory XVI in 1841.