The Pieve di San Martino, located on the fringe of a wooded area at the northern edge of the village of Gattico, Italy, has a rich history. It was first mentioned in a papal bull by Innocent II in 1113, going by the name 'Plebem de Gatico cum capellis suis'. According to a pastoral visit by Bishop Meraviglia in 1677, the church was in a dilapidated state. The church features a nave and two aisles with three semicircular apses, six arches supported by large pillars, and a trapezoidal archivolt above the entrance portal, overlooked by a semicircular lunette. The walls are mainly composed of large square stone blocks. The church's dating is attributed to the first quarter of the 12th century.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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