The Romanesque church of San Clemente in Latera was one of the first and was the only baptismal site in the area.
This first building is the old Romanesque façade and a Gothic arch incorporated in the Palazzo Farnese.
The present church dates back to 1598 from the efforts of the dukes and Mario Ferrante Farnese.
The façade has simple lines with a rose window and the Baroque bell tower designed by Ridolfi dates back to 1789.
The interior has three naves and the central one has a beautiful wooden coffered ceiling paintings of the 1600s.
The church contains many works of art, paintings and carved crucifixes all well executed.
Noteworthy is the baptistery made of basalt stone in 1590, which today has become the Eucharistic tabernacle.
The church has an organ of 1799 which replaced one of 1626 donated by Duke Pietro Farnese.
The organ was then adapted by Angelo Morettini in the late 1800s.
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