Basilica of San Simplicio, Olbia
The Basilica of San Simplicio is a Basilica in Olbia, northern Sardinia, Italy.
It was built in the late 11th century on a small hill, once located outside the city walls, used since the
Exterior
The church has a façade divided into three parts by two fake columns, with a central triple
The apse is decorated with small corbels, and is surmounted by a large pediment.
The interior, showing the granite construction of the basilica, is on a nave and two aisles divided by columns and piers. In the middle of the apse are two ruined frescoes, depicting St. Simplicius and Victor of Fausania, who was bishop of Olbia after 595 and is considered a saint only in this city. Under the altar are the relics of Simplicius, discovered in 1614 while excavating the church's crypt.
Sources
- Panedda, Dionigi (1959). Olbia attraverso i secoli. Cagliari: Fossataro.