CHURCH OF SAN PANCRAZIO, Presentation

The Church of San Pancrazio, dating to the beginning of the 13th century, is one of the oldest in Tarquinia.

Now deconsecrated and used for exhibitions and events, it played an important social role in the past, when the main official ceremonies were held there.

The church is formed by a single, large quadrangular space, originally covered with two cross-vault ceilings with a complex structure, arranged crossways; the one at the front unfortunately collapsed.

The gabled facade, still visible on which are traces of a portico that ran the whole width of it, is occupied on the right by the imposing bell tower, with two rows of two-light windows, one on top of the other.

Especially interesting is the pointed-arch portal, adorned with a marble cornice with a decoration at the top made from glass tessserae, fashioned by the Cosmati family of Roman marble artists....