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The church of Sant'Antonio Abate all'Esquilino had an annexed hospital, predating the church and built in the second half of the 13th century, for the treatment of people suffering from "St Anthony's fire" (Shingles). The church was built in 1308 to replace a pre-existing church called Sant'Andrea cata barbara (from the 5th century); it was then rebuilt in 1481 by Pope Sixtus IV and underwent a new internal restoration in the 18th century. The façade, on the other hand, is the work of Antonio Muñoz and dates from the restoration of the church in the first half of the 20th century. In 1928, the church and its surroundings were purchased by the Holy See; the church was given to the Russian Catholics of the Byzantine rite.

The church of Sant'Antonio Abate was built in 1572 on the remains of a pre-existing church of modest dimensions. It is the most representative monument of Baroque art in Campobasso. The interior has a single nave with a magnificent marble high altar made in 1748. On the side walls there are four altars carved in wood and covered with pure gold.

The church of Sant'Antonio Abate was built in the 13th century on the site of a 4th-century temple. The present church, however, is a reconstruction from the Mannerist period (1582). The church has a beautiful 15th-century bell tower, restored by Luca Beltrami, and a terracotta cloister, dating from the early 16th century. In 1577 it was entrusted to the Theatines. The Theatines fitted out the cloisters and commissioned Dionigi Campazzo, one of the architects of the Ca' Granda, to rebuild the church in the Counter-Reformation style. A second decorative campaign began in the third decade of the 17th century.

The first mention of the church of Sant'Antonio Abate dates back to the early 14th century. Towards the end of the 14th century, the complex therefore already included the church, the hospital and the convent, and was managed by the hospitable monks of Antonia, who prepared the sacred dye used to treat the shingles. The first remodelling dates back to 1370, the next to the 17th century, which erased part of the original structure. On the orders of Cardinal Antonino Sersale, the structure was remodelled in 1779.

The church of Sant'Antonio abate was built in 1345 by the Compagnia di Sant'Antonio abate and, founded with the aim of giving shelter and hospitality to the sick and pilgrims, it was annexed to an Oratory and a Hospital. The architectural features of the 14th century have been preserved in the façade, in the ogival portal of Umbrian ambitus which contains a bas-relief dating from 1350. The interior, decorated with 18th-century stucco, contains altars and paintings of the 17th century.

The church of Sant'Antonio Abate was originally a Gothic building dating from the 14th century, erected by Friar Ciotto degli Abbati. After the patriarch moved from the castle of Udine to the new palace, it became the patriarchal chapel. The façade was completed between 1731 and 1734 and in 1733 by Giorgio Massari, commissioned by Dionisio Dolfin. Now deconsecrated, the church is used as an auditorium and hosts exhibitions.

The church of Sant'Antonio, formerly the convent of San Francesco, was built in the 13th century. In 1309 the bell tower was built by Master Antonio di Florio and a little later, in 1327, the church was completed and enlarged. The side of the church, punctuated by buttresses, has two windows, a rose window and a closed entrance; of the small arches that formed the crowning cornice, demolished during the Baroque reconstruction, a section remains near the bell tower.

The church of Sant'Elena was built in the 15th century where a monastery church had been built in the 12th century. At the beginning of the 15th century, as the monastery was without monks and with only the prior, Pope Gregory XII handed it over to the Order of Mount Olivet, who began a reconstruction that started in 1439. The new temple was consecrated in 1515. Recently, the church has been restored and re-consecrated and is open for worship.

The church of Sant'Elia was built from 1694 after an earlier church was damaged by the Val di Noto earthquake of 1693. The cycle of frescoes culminating in the painting on the nave vault of St. Elijah on the Chariot of Fire and Elisha, painted in 1706 by Antonio Filocamo, was damaged in the southern Calabrian earthquake of 1783. However, the vault and the painting were restored during reconstruction and restoration campaigns. In the Messina earthquake of 1908, the church suffered limited damage consisting of the collapse of the ceiling near the top of the façade.

The church of Sant'Eligio dei Ferrari was built in 1513 by the University of Ferrari on the site of the former church of San Giacomo d'Altopascio and San Martino di Monte Tito, both of which were granted to the University of Ferrari in 1453. The interior of the church, with a single nave and three altars on each side, is richly decorated with wood and golden stucco (1604).