Church of San Salvatore
The country church dedicated to San Salvatore stands on a small hill, 39 metres high, in charming landscape with numerous olive trees, a short distance from the archaeological complex of S’Ortali ‘e su Monte (fig. 1).
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The small church is rectangular in shape, 20 metres long, 7.20 metres wide and 3.6 metres high. It has a gabled roof and the facade is surmounted by a small bell-gable; the door is covered by a semi-circular arch (figs. 2-3).
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On the left side of the church you have a portico and a small building used during the annual feast celebration. This loggia also has a secondary entrance to the church and a fireplace (fig. 4).
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The interior, a single chamber, is paved in earthenware tiles. The presbytery has a brick altar.
News contained in archive documents tells us that the church was rebuilt in 1901 as it was in a really bad state of repair. However, scholars think that its first plant was considerably older.
Bibliografia
- M. CLAUSI, I.3.82 Chiesa di San Salvatore, in ARCHEO SYSTEM. I Reperti, Milano 1990, pp. 88-89.
- F. COCCO, Talana, Tertenia, Tortolì, Triei, Ulassai, Urzulei, Villagrande Strisaili, Villaputzu, in Dati relativi alla storia dei paesi della diocesi d’Ogliastra, II, Cagliari 1986, p. 95; p. 143.
- A. USAI, Tortolì nei monumenti dell’antico culto fallico, Cagliari 1977, p. 51, p. 70.
- V. ANGIUS, Dizionario Geografico, Storico, Statistico, Commerciale degli stati di Sua Maestà il Re di Sardegna, Torino 1833, p. 74.