Description
The Church of San Salvatore rises on the area of the ancient centre of Campi, in a flat zone which is still called “the city”, on a square at the edge of the ancient and modern road, close to the cemetery of the town.
The Church amazes for the almost perfect symmetry of its façade, which bears witness to the two different construction periods of the church. The first plan of the building (with a single nave) is 14th century, of this period is the left portal; the structure was widened due to an increase in the population in 1491.
The right portal and the two rich rose windows are also of this period. The bell tower was begun by local masters towards the late 15th century but finished by Lombard masters around 1538. It is entirely in stone, with three orders which rise up from a bevelled base and five miniscule recessed windows. The walls of San Salvatore are a true pictorial anthology of the area and certainly one of the most representative of 15th century Norcia.
In this building it is possible to admire the works by Nicola da Siena, the Sparapane family and Domenico di Jacopo from Leonessa. Worthy of note are the transversal iconostases and the upper attic which is accessed by a stone staircase. Numerous paintings are present.