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Preci: the Church of San Salvatore di Campi

The Chiesa di San Salvatore is a marvellous example for the architecture of the 12^th century. It was a part of the properties of the abbey of Sant'Eutizio already in 1115, and named Pieve di S. Maria. It was only after 1493 that it adopted the current name Chiesa di San Salvatore, when the building was let to the community of the monks of Campi.

The antique structure was that of an aisleless church, which was enlarged in the 14^th century. Later were added an aisle, which created a second sanctuary on the right side of the parish church, a portico at the façade supported by a single pillar, a second portal and a rosette.

The structure of the church of San Salvatore became a model for all other churches of the area.

The nave on the left side is the older one and therefore has older and more interesting frescoes, like the majestic ''Crucifixion''.

Among the artists who decorated the church are to mention Giovanni and Antonio Sparapane, who frescoed in 1493 the whole lower part with a kind of iconostasis, while Nicola da Siena and Domenico da Leonessa painted the other frescoes.