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Basilica di San Pietro Apostolo (Chiesa
di San Piero a Grado)
According to the tradition,
it was built on the place where Saint Peter had landed. We have
information of a basilica in 375, and the excavations have brought to
light the foundations of an Early-Christian building. A second building
stage can be dated back to the VIII-IX century. The present building
dates back to the XI century, except for the west body that, together
with the bell tower (partially destroyed in 1944), is datable to the XII
century. Made of sea tuff blocks, with the surfaces parted by thin
pilasters and opened by simple monoforas, it represents one of the
archetypes of the Pisan sacred architecture. The interior has one nave
and two aisles parted by columns coming from ancient buildings. On the
walls of the nave’s elevation, there is the circle of frescoes with
"Stories of Saint Peter", attributed to Deodato Orlandi (XIV
century). |
