This charming medieval church overlooks a small open space, allowing visitors to enjoy its late Romanesque façade at leisure. The most recent intervention on this part of the building dates to 1269, as recorded in an inscription still visible on the portal.
The entire structure is built with neatly arranged blocks of local stone, giving the façade a solid and harmonious appearance.
A smaller, pointed-arch entrance topped by a now-sealed square window is next to the main portal—decorated with understated elegance. Above the central doorway, a mullioned window opens up, while a single-arched bell gable crowns the top of the façade with a pyramidal finial.
Inside, the atmosphere is austere and unmistakably medieval. The entire space is clad in stone, including a mosaic floor. The layout features three naves: the central one ends in a semi-dome apse, which appears flattened today due to centuries of structural modifications.
Wooden trusses support the central nave ceiling, while cross vaults cover the side aisles, likely added in the 17th century.
Fragments of frescoes from different periods still cling to the walls—precious remnants of the church’s devotional and artistic history.
One inscription carved into the stone mentions a man named Elefante, possibly the church’s original patron, adding a quiet personal note to the story held within these ancient walls.
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