The Gothic church, between art and history

The exterior is a fine stone structure featuring a beautiful 13th-century Gothic travertine portal, adorned with twisting columns and capitals decorated with floral motifs.

A double stone staircase leads to the entrance of the small church, whose interior is simple and harmonious, with a single nave and pointed arches. In the presbytery area, raised by two steps, three semicircular apses open.

On the right wall, visitors can admire a 14th-century fresco of the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, a 17th-century depiction of the Holy Rosary, and the figure of an unknown pontiff, dated 1476.

On the left wall is a 15th-century fresco depicting the Madonna of the Rosary with Saints Dominic and Peter Martyr, under whose mantle the faithful find protection, along with two monastic saints flanking the niche that once housed a wooden statue of the Assumption of the Virgin, dating from the 15th century and unfortunately stolen in 1982, of which a copy now stands in its place.

Also preserved inside the church is an interesting Roman cippus, dedicated by Tiberius Claudius, son of Emperor Tiberius, to the god Mithras (first half of the 1st century AD), although its origin remains unknown. The cippus was once used as a baptismal font or stoup. According to a local legend, not supported by historical evidence, the monument is linked to the memory of Julius Caesar, who, upon returning from Gaul, is said to have received here a Roman delegation sent to learn his intentions regarding his return to Rome.