There is a legend that the bishops banished from Africa to Corsica in 484 by Hunneric, Arian King of the Vandals, built with their own hands the primitive cathedral of Ajaccio. The present cathedral, dating from 1554 to 1593, owes its construction to the initiative of Gregory XIII, who while still Ugo Buoncompagni, spent some time at Ajaccio as papal legate.
A legend tells of bishops being banished from Africa to Corsica by Hunneric, an Arian king of the Vandals, in 484. They supposedly built the first cathedral there with their own hands. The current cathedral was constructed between 1554 and 1593, initiated by Gregory XIII who visited Ajaccio as a papal legate.