Building Name: | San Parteo Church French: Chapelle de San-Parteo |
Location: | Corsica, France |
Coordinates: | 42.5381°N 9.4889°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
Region: | Haute-Corse |
Functional Status: | Active |
Architecture: | yes |
Architecture Type: | church |
Groundbreaking: | 11th century |
San Parteo Church or San Perteo Church (fr|Chapelle de San-Parteo) is a Pisan-Romanesque church located in Corsica, France. It is a listed historical monument since 1886.[1] The edifice dates to the 11th and 12th century. It takes its name from the fifth century San Parteo, a saint of regional renown. San Parteo Church lies near the Roman town of Mariana, about to the west of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta (La Canonica).[2] [3]
The church is described as having a "grandly sober style".[4] It is built over a pagan cemetery and its lintel is said to be "decorated with a Middle Eastern motif; two lions guarding what is believed to be the Tree of Science in the Garden of Eden."[5]