The St. Barbara Church, according to the text written on the marble plaque walled up at the entrance of the church, was erected in 1281 by Gallo, archbishop of Cagliari, who it is said had lived in that locality, with other companions, as a hermit monk. The church is rectangular shape, as probably the archbishop Gallo designed it to be built. It is still possible to notice the Romanesque architectural motifs in the wall where the entrance of the temple opened, as well as in the lateral wall. Such motifs date back to the thirteenth century. .... (continues)
Lying in the green of a magnificent valley, at the foot of the wide mountain strip arching from the Pauli Ara hills with Mount St. Barbara, over to Mount Arrubiu, closing with the Su Sinzuru hill towards Sa Birdiera, Poggio dei Pini is thought of as a fortunate village by people who visit it, a village far away from the urban outskirts degraded by the tentacles of speculation, that besiege Cagliari and its suburbs.
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On the East side of the village of UTA, just out of the village, there is the beautiful Romanic church of S. Maria, considered one of the most important religious monuments in the Southern part of Sardinia. Its particular architectural structure has remained in very good conditions, safe from modifications and robberies. It was built by the benedict monks from S. Vittore di Marsiglia, (therefore called Vittorini) arrived in Sardinia during the second half of the 11th century, because they had received churches and lands as a donation.
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