A Benedictine monastery for male monks was present at the site since before the 14th century. The present structure was extensively refurbished in 1788 by Giuseppe Valadier. He retained much of the Romanesque façade, but the interiors have neoclassic decoration. The crypt maintains frescoes from the 14th and 15th centuries; it houses a reliquary with the skull of San Ponziano, which is included in a procession on his feast days. In 1810, the monastery, then housing Benedictine nuns, was suppressed by the Napoleonic government.[1]
Today the basilica and monastery is operated by a community of Canonesses Regular of the Lateran.[2] The canonesses operate the ancient monastery as a religious guesthouse, open to all.[3]
Referencesedit
^Comune of Spoleto, entry on church, quoting L’Umbria, Manuali per il Territorio, Spoleto, Roma 1978; A. Sansi, Degli edifici e dei frammenti storici delle antiche età di Spoleto, Foligno 1869.
^"Monache Canonichesse Regolari Lateranensi". Archidiocesi di Spoleto-Norcia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-14.
^"La struttura". Casa religiosa di ospitalità San Panziano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-14.
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