Codrongianos, Church of the Holy Trinity of Sacchargia

The church and the surviving part of the Benedictine monastic complex are located in the rural plain of Saccargia. The territory reveals traces of settlement continuity since prehistoric times and had to host important cults, if the area was assigned the denomination of Sacraria, which continued in the form of Saccargia. According to legend, Judge Costantino di Torres and his wife Marcusa stopped here to spend the night, during a votive pilgrimage to the Basilica of San Gavino in Porto Torres, after having a vision on the basis of which they arranged for the construction of the church, dedicated to the Virgin and the Holy Trinity.
Santissima Trinità di Saccargia is undoubtedly the most famous and spectacular of the medieval churches on the island. Its tall bell tower emerges from the surrounding countryside when you get close to the site, surrounded by greenery but easily accessible from the state road. The importance of the monument lies, in addition to the significant dimensional scale, also in the frescoes that decorate the apse, among the few surviving Romanesque frescoes in Sardinia.
Since 1112, the Abbey of Saccargia has been counted among the Sardinian possessions of the Camaldolese monks. To the S of the building, you can see the scarce surviving structures of the cloister and the monastery, now under excavation. The church (21 x 7 m, about 14 m high) has a “commissioned” cross plan, with a triapsidal transept in NE. The walls are made of limestone and volcanic stone ashlars. The façade is preceded by a porch. The bell tower and the sacristy are placed on the S side.
Two construction phases are distinguished, in relation to different masonry techniques. The system included a triapsidal transept with cross vaults and a shorter classroom than the current one. The use of summarily sketched calcareous and volcanic cantonets is typical of the workers who worked in the Giudicato di Torres between the end of the eleventh and the beginning of the twelfth century.
Later, the room was raised and extended to the W, with a new façade on three levels. The porch with cross vaults, the bell tower and the sacristy date back to this second phase. The regular bichrome work is characteristic of the Pisan-Pistoiese training workers, operating in the second half of the 12th century.
The restoration interventions of the beginning of the last century have compromised the original physiognomy of the church. The porch has been demolished and rebuilt, the raised bell tower, the façade decorations completely compensated.

History of studies
The critical story begins with the work of Dionigi Scano (1907). The first in-depth researches are by Raffaello Delogu (1953). Piero Sanpaolesi (1975) considers it in his study on original Tuscan architecture. The most up-to-date studies are by Renata Serra (1989) and Roberto Coroneo (1993).

Bibliography
D. Scano, History of Art in Sardinia from the 11th to the 14th Century, Cagliari-Sassari, Montorsi, 1907, pp. 159-176;
R. Delogu, The Architecture of the Middle Ages in Sardinia, Rome, The State Library, 1953, pp. 77-78, 155-157;
P. Sanpaolesi, The Cathedral of Pisa and the Tuscan Romanesque Architecture of the Origins, Pisa, Nistri-Lischi, 1975, pp. 55-57; R. Serra, Sardinia, series “Romanesque Italy”, Milan, Jaca Book, 1989 pp. 271-299; A.L. Sechi, Finding Sacchargia. Graphical-historical document of the Romanesque basilica “The SS. Trinity”. 1953-57/1992, Cremona, 1992;
R. Coroneo, Romanesque Architecture from the Mid Thousand to the Early '300, Nuoro, Ilisso, 1993, sheet 46; R. Coroneo-R. Serra, Pre-Romanesque and Romanesque Sardinia, series “Italian Artistic Heritage”, Milan, Jaca Book, 2004, pp. 181-191; R. Coroneo, Romanesque Churches of Sardinia.
Cultural tourist itineraries, Cagliari, AV, 2005, p. pp. 41-43.

Tag

Structure category: Monument or Monumental Complex

Content type: Religious architecture

Usability: Open

Province: Sassari

Common: Codrongianos

Macro Territorial Area: Northern Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 07040

Address: SS 597 - località Nostra Signora di S'Accalza

Telephone: +39 079 2021830 +39 347 0007882

E-mail: saccargia.arete@tiscali.it archdioc@tiscali.it

Website: www.visit-saccargia.com

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April - October

Summer - Summer

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Information on tickets and access: From November to March, the Basilica is open by appointment only for groups of more than fifteen people. It is advisable to contact the property in advance before planning your visit to check the status of usability.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 3 €, grownups, includes the entrance to the house of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna at the Ce.do.c. museum in Codrongianos .

Reduced : 2.5 €, groups over 15 people by reservation, includes the entrance to the house of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna at the Ce.do.c. museum in Codrongianos .

Integer : 5 €, grownups, includes the entrance to the house of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna at the Ce.do.c. Museum in Codrongianos with a guided tour .

Reduced : 4 €, groups over 15 people by reservation, includes the entrance to the house of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna at the Ce.do.c. Museum in Codrongianos with a guided tour .

Freeware : 0 €, Residents of Codrongianos, children under 6 years old, people with disabilities, includes the entrance to the house of Blessed Elisabetta Sanna at the Ce.do.c. museum in Codrongianos .

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22/4/2024 - 09:30

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