Sutri. Church of San Silvestro

Sutri. Church of San Silvestro

This Romanesque church of San Silvestro in Sutri is one of the oldest and inside there is a fresco dedicated to Pope St. Sylvester and St. Anne and another depicting the Deposition of Jesus in the tomb.

In the bell tower is a bell dating from 1046 donated by Matilde of Canossa at the Council of Sutri.
 


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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