San Pietro is a Romanesque,

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church in the frazione of Campovalano of the town of

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, Region of

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, Italy.

History

The stone church is adjacent to ruins of a former Benedictine order. The convent was founded in the 8th century, and rebuilt in the 12th-13th century by the

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or Norbertines, that is, monks of St Norbert. The church presents a ground plan with three naves divided by four broad rectangular pillars; it ends with three Romanesque-style apses. The church has walls made of both

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stone, interspersed with brick. Some of the arches are pointed, showing the influence of

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. The first pillar on the right has a 13th-century fresco of the ''Madonna with Child'' attributed to an unknown local master. The third pillar on the left has a 15th-century fresco depicting '' St Onophrius'' attributed to Aurelio Andronico of Nicomedia. The church also has a paleo-Christian bas-relief depicting Biblical scenes.Tourism of province of Teramo
entry on church.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pietro Campli 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Churches in the province of Teramo Romanesque architecture in Abruzzo