| San
Pietro Church
Beyond S.S. Flaminia, looking to Monteluco, you can see
the steep stairs upon which the San Pietro Church dominates, whose large square
offers a marvellous view of the town, with Rocca and Ponte delle Torri on foreground.
On
the outskirts of the church (late Romanic, centuries XII-XIII ) was a large archaic
necropolis; also the remains of some old factories, that stood here, have been
discovered, while some remains of a big sepulchre are on the northern-east side
of the church, nearby the little S. Silvestro Church.
In 1419, here were recovered
the relics of S. Pietro's chains; since then, it became the favourite sepulchre
seat of local bishops, as stated by the discovery of some ancient graves; probably,
it was the first Spoleto Cathedral. |
|
|
|
