https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/750139 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/750139 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:32:23 +0000 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:32:23 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904524 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42904524 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:33:58 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/45/24/42904524.35c37579.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Tempietto del Clitunno" (= "Temple of Clitumnus") is a small church that sits along the banks of the Clitunno, just about 1km north of the source of the river. <br /> <br /> In Roman times this was a shrine dedicated to the river god Clitumnus, built along the Via Flaminia. It was described by Pliny the Younger and Virgil. <br /> <br /> It was converted into a paleochristian church, dedicated to San Salvatore, altered and rebuilt many times with spolia from the many nearby Roman ruins. <br /> <br /> To see the Tempietto del Clitunno was part of the "Grand Tour" in the 18th century, even Johann Wolfgang Goethe has been here. <br /> <br /> Since 2011, the Tempietto del Clitunno is listed as a "Lombards in Italy: placesof power" which makes a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, just as Saint Salvatore in Spoleto.<br /> <br /> I was here on a monday, when the Tempietto del Clitunno is closed.</div> Pissignano - Tempietto del Clitunno <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904524"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/45/24/42904524.35c37579.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Tempietto del Clitunno" (= "Temple of Clitumnus") is a small church that sits along the banks of the Clitunno, just about 1km north of the source of the river. <br /> <br /> In Roman times this was a shrine dedicated to the river god Clitumnus, built along the Via Flaminia. It was described by Pliny the Younger and Virgil. <br /> <br /> It was converted into a paleochristian church, dedicated to San Salvatore, altered and rebuilt many times with spolia from the many nearby Roman ruins. <br /> <br /> To see the Tempietto del Clitunno was part of the "Grand Tour" in the 18th century, even Johann Wolfgang Goethe has been here. <br /> <br /> Since 2011, the Tempietto del Clitunno is listed as a "Lombards in Italy: placesof power" which makes a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, just as Saint Salvatore in Spoleto.<br /> <br /> I was here on a monday, when the Tempietto del Clitunno is closed.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904490 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42904490 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 22:25:38 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904490"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/90/42904490.5057c6db.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Tempietto del Clitunno" (= "Temple of Clitumnus") is a small church that sits along the banks of the Clitunno, just about 1km north of the source of the river. <br /> <br /> In Roman times this was a shrine dedicated to the river god Clitumnus, built along the Via Flaminia. It was described by Pliny the Younger and Virgil. <br /> <br /> It was converted into a paleochristian church, later dedicated to San Salvatore, altered and rebuilt many times with spolia from the many nearby Roman ruins. <br /> <br /> To see the Tempietto del Clitunno was part of the "Grand Tour" in the 18th century, even Johann Wolfgang Goethe has been here. <br /> <br /> Since 2011, the Tempietto del Clitunno is listed as a "Lombards in Italy: placesof power" which makes a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, just as Saint Salvatore in Spoleto.<br /> <br /> I was here on a monday, when the Tempietto del Clitunno is closed.</div> Pissignano - Tempietto del Clitunno <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904490"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/90/42904490.5057c6db.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Tempietto del Clitunno" (= "Temple of Clitumnus") is a small church that sits along the banks of the Clitunno, just about 1km north of the source of the river. <br /> <br /> In Roman times this was a shrine dedicated to the river god Clitumnus, built along the Via Flaminia. It was described by Pliny the Younger and Virgil. <br /> <br /> It was converted into a paleochristian church, later dedicated to San Salvatore, altered and rebuilt many times with spolia from the many nearby Roman ruins. <br /> <br /> To see the Tempietto del Clitunno was part of the "Grand Tour" in the 18th century, even Johann Wolfgang Goethe has been here. <br /> <br /> Since 2011, the Tempietto del Clitunno is listed as a "Lombards in Italy: placesof power" which makes a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, just as Saint Salvatore in Spoleto.<br /> <br /> I was here on a monday, when the Tempietto del Clitunno is closed.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904294 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42904294 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:53:48 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904294"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/94/42904294.c70e6540.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The source of the Clitunno and all the ponds around are just meters off the old Via Flamina. This spot is known for its beauty since Roman times. Pliny the Younger wrote about the magic - as well as - about 1800 years later - Lord Byron, father of Ada Lovelace. <br /> <br /> Ada has actually nothing to do with the sources of the Clitunno, but she launched the "Digital Age", what had a great impact on my life.</div> Pissignano - Le Fonti del Clitunno <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42904294"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/42/94/42904294.c70e6540.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The source of the Clitunno and all the ponds around are just meters off the old Via Flamina. This spot is known for its beauty since Roman times. Pliny the Younger wrote about the magic - as well as - about 1800 years later - Lord Byron, father of Ada Lovelace. <br /> <br /> Ada has actually nothing to do with the sources of the Clitunno, but she launched the "Digital Age", what had a great impact on my life.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903688 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42903688 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:24:11 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903688"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/88/42903688.ca98cf47.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. As the relics of San Ponziano (and maybe more martyrs) were kept here. So there are a couple of old sarcophagi. This one may be the oldest. <br /> <br /> Here are the same symbols that I had found carved onto sarcophagi in the crypt of the Concattedrale in Narni and in the Abbazia di San Felice.<br /> <br /> In 966 Bishop Balderic of Utrecht travelled to Rome. On his way, he visited places, from which he obtained relics for the for churches of his diocese. Here he obtained one of Pontianus' arms. So Pontianus is patron saint not only of Poleto, but as well of Utrecht.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903688"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/36/88/42903688.ca98cf47.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. As the relics of San Ponziano (and maybe more martyrs) were kept here. So there are a couple of old sarcophagi. This one may be the oldest. <br /> <br /> Here are the same symbols that I had found carved onto sarcophagi in the crypt of the Concattedrale in Narni and in the Abbazia di San Felice.<br /> <br /> In 966 Bishop Balderic of Utrecht travelled to Rome. On his way, he visited places, from which he obtained relics for the for churches of his diocese. Here he obtained one of Pontianus' arms. So Pontianus is patron saint not only of Poleto, but as well of Utrecht.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903306 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42903306 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 19:07:29 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/06/42903306.582d7737.240.jpg?r2" width="174" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. Finally I had found the light switch and could see the crypt in its beauty. A nave and two aisles. At the end three old sarcophagi. The pillars are probably reused Roman ones. This one is based on a reused Roman capital.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42903306"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/33/06/42903306.582d7737.240.jpg?r2" width="174" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. Finally I had found the light switch and could see the crypt in its beauty. A nave and two aisles. At the end three old sarcophagi. The pillars are probably reused Roman ones. This one is based on a reused Roman capital.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902960 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42902960 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 17:57:40 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902960"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/60/42902960.a1eb3fa6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. Finally I had found the light switch and could see the crypt in its beauty. A nave and two aisles. At the end three old sarcophagi. The frescoes in the central apse were done within the 15th century. The pillars are probably reused Roman ones. One is based on a reused capital.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902960"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/29/60/42902960.a1eb3fa6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. Finally I had found the light switch and could see the crypt in its beauty. A nave and two aisles. At the end three old sarcophagi. The frescoes in the central apse were done within the 15th century. The pillars are probably reused Roman ones. One is based on a reused capital.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902396 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42902396 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 15:31:02 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902396"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/96/42902396.1d66c11d.240.jpg?r2" width="177" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. It took me about 15 minutes to find the light switch. But even before I could seen the two conical pillars of the nave.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42902396"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/23/96/42902396.1d66c11d.240.jpg?r2" width="177" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. It took me about 15 minutes to find the light switch. But even before I could seen the two conical pillars of the nave.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901560 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42901560 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 13:28:44 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901560"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/60/42901560.91903ab0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. It took me about 15 minutes to find the light switch.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901560"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/15/60/42901560.91903ab0.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists, but the interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.<br /> <br /> Most important for me, was the crypt of San Ponziano. It took me about 15 minutes to find the light switch.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901376 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-30,doc-42901376 Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:42:18 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901376"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/76/42901376.5ee59642.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus (maybe a rose window once) surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists.<br /> <br /> The interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.</div> Spoleto - San Ponziano <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42901376"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/13/76/42901376.5ee59642.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Pontianus was a young Christian of Spoleto, who at the age of 18, was condemned to death and beheaded on 14 January 175. His body was buried in the outside the city walls. Later an oratory was built over his tomb. He became - and still is - the patron saint of Spoleto.<br /> <br /> A convent developed that was described within the 10th century as "cenobium beatissimi martyris Pontiani; sacratissimum cymiterium". <br /> <br /> Benedictine nuns lived here upto 1810, when the monastery was suppressed by the Napoleonic government. Mid 1900 century the buildings were owned by the commune - and sold to a private investor in 1899. <br /> Meanwhile the basilica and the monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular. <br /> <br /> The church of today was built between the 11th and the 13th century. It still has the Romanesque Facade with a central oculus (maybe a rose window once) surrounded by the symbols of the Four Evangelists.<br /> <br /> The interior got remodeled in a Baroque style in 1788.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898830 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42898830 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 22:25:05 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898830"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/30/42898830.0b4de897.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Seen from the "Chiesa di San Salvatore" is the Rocca Albornoziana, that towers over Spoleto since 1370. It was built by the architect Matteo Gattapone of Gubbio for Spanish Cardinal Albornoz. <br /> <br /> After having resisted many sieges, the Rocca was turned into a jail in 1800 and used as such until the late 20th century. In 2007 the Rocca Albornoziana was reopened as a museum after an extenisive renovation.<br /> <br /> Seen to the right is the steeple of the Duomo di Spoleto.</div> Spoleto - Rocca Albornoziana <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898830"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/88/30/42898830.0b4de897.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Seen from the "Chiesa di San Salvatore" is the Rocca Albornoziana, that towers over Spoleto since 1370. It was built by the architect Matteo Gattapone of Gubbio for Spanish Cardinal Albornoz. <br /> <br /> After having resisted many sieges, the Rocca was turned into a jail in 1800 and used as such until the late 20th century. In 2007 the Rocca Albornoziana was reopened as a museum after an extenisive renovation.<br /> <br /> Seen to the right is the steeple of the Duomo di Spoleto.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898594 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42898594 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:38:49 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898594"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/94/42898594.24769e21.240.jpg?r2" width="164" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles and an apse. All columns and capitals here are spolia, taken from Roman ruins and reused. Some must have been damaged already, when they reached the construction site of San Salvatore. <br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Spoleto - San Salvatore <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898594"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/85/94/42898594.24769e21.240.jpg?r2" width="164" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles and an apse. All columns and capitals here are spolia, taken from Roman ruins and reused. Some must have been damaged already, when they reached the construction site of San Salvatore. <br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898378 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42898378 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:25:36 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/78/42898378.0178611f.240.jpg?r2" width="148" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles and an apse, seen here. All columns here are spolia, taken from Roman ruins and reused in San Salvatore.<br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Spoleto - San Salvatore <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898378"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/78/42898378.0178611f.240.jpg?r2" width="148" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles and an apse, seen here. All columns here are spolia, taken from Roman ruins and reused in San Salvatore.<br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898314 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42898314 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:15:29 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898314"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/14/42898314.53f4caa3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="202" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles. At some time in history the structure may have got unstable - and so some arches between nave and aisles got bricked up.<br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Spoleto - San Salvatore <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42898314"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/83/14/42898314.53f4caa3.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="202" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">San Salvatore" was erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> San Salvatore has a basilica design with a nave and two aisles. At some time in history the structure may have got unstable - and so some arches between nave and aisles got bricked up.<br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42897262 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42897262 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 18:29:54 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42897262"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/62/42897262.cff07205.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="215" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Approaching the "Basilica of San Salvatore", once erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Spoleto - San Salvatore <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42897262"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/72/62/42897262.cff07205.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="215" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Approaching the "Basilica of San Salvatore", once erected (on the ruins of a Roman villa) over the tombs of the martyrs Concordio and Senzia. Within the early 9th century, when the Longobard dukes ruled here, the church changed the dedication to San Salvatore, though the neighbouring monastery remained the "Monasterium Sancti Concordii". <br /> <br /> In 2011 the Chiesa di San Salvatore earned UNESCO World Heritage site protection as part of the serial "Longobards in Italy. Places of Power 568 – 774 A.D" list.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895442 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42895442 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:17:23 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895442"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/42/42895442.81a545c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="209" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A legend tells, that this was the site of a miracle. When an (heretical) Arian Lombard bishop hold a mass here, he was struck with sudden blindness. A Benedictian nunnery existed already within the 10th century, while the church of today was erected around 1230 and consecrated by Pope Gregory IX.<br /> <br /> I had learned, that there were 13th-century-frescoes inside, but San Paolo inter vineas (= among the vineyards) was locked.</div> Spoleto - San Paolo inter vineas <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895442"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/54/42/42895442.81a545c8.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="209" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A legend tells, that this was the site of a miracle. When an (heretical) Arian Lombard bishop hold a mass here, he was struck with sudden blindness. A Benedictian nunnery existed already within the 10th century, while the church of today was erected around 1230 and consecrated by Pope Gregory IX.<br /> <br /> I had learned, that there were 13th-century-frescoes inside, but San Paolo inter vineas (= among the vineyards) was locked.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895070 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42895070 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:48:12 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895070"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/70/42895070.ed37bc42.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Chiesa di San Rocco" (aka "Santa Maria del Massaccio") was built end of the 15th century. Here it is seen from "San Pietro extra moenia".</div> Spoleto - San Rocco <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42895070"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/50/70/42895070.ed37bc42.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="174" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The "Chiesa di San Rocco" (aka "Santa Maria del Massaccio") was built end of the 15th century. Here it is seen from "San Pietro extra moenia".</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42893878 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42893878 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:58:43 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42893878"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/78/42893878.66613732.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade is still in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti. <br /> <br /> Here, under a wonderful peacock, Antonio de Blasio left is "signature"</div> Spoleto - San Pietro extra moenia <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42893878"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/78/42893878.66613732.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="172" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade is still in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti. <br /> <br /> Here, under a wonderful peacock, Antonio de Blasio left is "signature"</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42892826 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-29,doc-42892826 Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:31:27 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42892826"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/28/26/42892826.ce4c2be5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade is still in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti. I took many fotos - and this one caught my attention.<br /> <br /> It is a really nice drawing - and there is a name "Ulderigo Tabarracci".<br /> <br /> Who was Ulderigo Tabarracci? <br /> <br /> I googled the name - and found, that a person named Ulderigo Tabarracci.<br /> <br /> He was born in Lucca and was a close friend of the Puccini-brothers. In 1886, when he lived in Milano and was visited by Giaccomo´s later wife Elvira Bonturi. <br /> <br /> Soon after Giaccomo´s brother Michele Pucchini left Italy and migrated to Argentinia - together with his friend Ulderigo Tabarracci. Michele found a job in Jujuy, about 1500kms northwest of Buenos Aires, but had to flee the town after a duel. <br /> <br /> In 1891 he died of yellow fever at the age of 27. Ulderigo, whom Michele had met again in Rio, described the duel and and wrote about Michele´s death in a letter to Giaccomo in 1901. Ulderigo (nicknamed "Ghigo") lived in Petropolis near Rio at that time. He may have worked in Mexico some time before, as a book, published in Mexico in 1901, is illustrated by photographs taken by Ulderigo Tabarracci.</div> Spoleto - San Pietro extra moenia <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42892826"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/28/26/42892826.ce4c2be5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade is still in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti. I took many fotos - and this one caught my attention.<br /> <br /> It is a really nice drawing - and there is a name "Ulderigo Tabarracci".<br /> <br /> Who was Ulderigo Tabarracci? <br /> <br /> I googled the name - and found, that a person named Ulderigo Tabarracci.<br /> <br /> He was born in Lucca and was a close friend of the Puccini-brothers. In 1886, when he lived in Milano and was visited by Giaccomo´s later wife Elvira Bonturi. <br /> <br /> Soon after Giaccomo´s brother Michele Pucchini left Italy and migrated to Argentinia - together with his friend Ulderigo Tabarracci. Michele found a job in Jujuy, about 1500kms northwest of Buenos Aires, but had to flee the town after a duel. <br /> <br /> In 1891 he died of yellow fever at the age of 27. Ulderigo, whom Michele had met again in Rio, described the duel and and wrote about Michele´s death in a letter to Giaccomo in 1901. Ulderigo (nicknamed "Ghigo") lived in Petropolis near Rio at that time. He may have worked in Mexico some time before, as a book, published in Mexico in 1901, is illustrated by photographs taken by Ulderigo Tabarracci.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889760 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-28,doc-42889760 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 22:59:09 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889760"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/60/42889760.919ae257.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade, decorated with all kinds of reliefs, still is in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti.<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find some traces from the from French soldiers, who marched through here with Napoleon´s armee, but there are one few carved graffiti. Most graffiti here are done with copying pencils. These pencils were very popular end of the 19th century.</div> Spoleto - San Pietro extra moenia <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889760"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/60/42889760.919ae257.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade, decorated with all kinds of reliefs, still is in a good condition, though, due to the isolated location, it is covered with graffiti.<br /> <br /> I had hoped to find some traces from the from French soldiers, who marched through here with Napoleon´s armee, but there are one few carved graffiti. Most graffiti here are done with copying pencils. These pencils were very popular end of the 19th century.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889114 tag:ipernity.com,2016-08-28,doc-42889114 Sun, 28 Aug 2016 21:27:18 +0000 2016-01-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889114"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/14/42889114.ac7ed9ab.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade, decorated with all kinds of reliefs, still is in a good condition. <br /> <br /> The main door is flanked by two nearly identical carvings. This is a detail from the left post. Here is the "twin brother" of the peasant, seen on the left post. Same dog, same oxes..<br /> <br /> Note the many graffiti above them.</div> Spoleto - San Pietro extra moenia <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/42889114"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/91/14/42889114.ac7ed9ab.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="186" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The site was once a (probably Roman) cemetery. A church, dedicated to St. Peter existed here already within the 5th century. This was erected by the local Bishop Achilleo, to house the chains that supposedly once had bound St. Peter. The chains are meanwhile back in Rome and can be seen in San Pietro in Vincoli.<br /> <br /> "Extra moenia" means, that the church was outside the city walls (= extra muros).<br /> <br /> The present church was built between the 12th and 13th centuries. It was severely damaged by the Ghibellines in 1329, but was rebuilt in the following decades. The interior was transformed at the end of the seventeenth century - and so by now is Baroque.<br /> <br /> The facade, decorated with all kinds of reliefs, still is in a good condition. <br /> <br /> The main door is flanked by two nearly identical carvings. This is a detail from the left post. Here is the "twin brother" of the peasant, seen on the left post. Same dog, same oxes..<br /> <br /> Note the many graffiti above them.</div> Martin M. Miles