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Church · Nocera Superiore (SA)

Early Christian Baptistery of Santa Maria Maggiore

  • Visit: about 20 min
Early Christian Baptistery of Santa Maria Maggiore
Photo: Nucerino · CC BY-SA 4.0 · resized

"La Rotonda" of Nocera Superiore, a 6th-century Early Christian baptistery with a ring of ancient columns.

At San Clemente, in Nocera Superiore, the Early Christian baptistery of Santa Maria Maggiore, which everyone calls "la Rotonda", was built in the 6th century.It is one of the largest Early Christian baptisteries in Italy: at its centre is the great font, surrounded by a double ring of ancient columns. Beside it are the chapel of Santa Caterina and an antiquarium. A gem waiting to be discovered.

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