SANTU PANTALEU

Sa Seu de Santu Pantaleu rapresentat unu esemplari únicu po s’architetura romànica sarda, poita issa est nàscia gràtzias a s’amesturu de medas contaminatzionis architetónicas e decorativas causadas de diferentis vicendas costrutivas. (gràtzias a motivus architetónicus e decorativus diferentis chi si funt amesturaus in su témpus)
Su fabbricau romànicu est postu apitzus de unu insediamentu costrutitvu de su períudu bizantinu chi ddoi fiat giai innantis e custu est testimongiau de su fatu chi ant agatau unu batistériu e atra arrogalla de elementus architetònicus.
Sa prima pesada est documentada a su 1170 gràtzias a unu scritu in su muru postu intramesu a su costau de bàsciu e a sa faciada.
In su 1261 ant torrau a pigai is trabballus chi funt acabbaus in su 1289 comenti documentant atrus scritus scolpius in is elementus architetónicus de su portali de susu e de sa figura de s’àbside chi arregordat sa cunsacratzioni de su témpiu cun sa preséntzia de su Giugi de Arborea Marianu II.
Pesau cun perda de arena de su logu e cun arrogus de materialeddu, s’edifítziu tenit s’àbside concas a mesudia e anca bessit su soli e ddu bit beni su bisitadori comenti brintat in su sagrau chi de pagu tempus est istétiu postu a postu. Aiuntrus nci funt bellas figuras in su logu innui ddoi est s’àbside, su traballu prus importanti est s’Arbor vitae (sa mata de sa vida) in sa navada de bàsciu, de su pintori piticu Simoni de is Gruxifissus, artisanu bolonniesu bíviu in sa prima mitadi de su ‘300.
Intramesu a is òperas chi si podint ispostai bireus su retablu bellu de su 1503, in sa parti manca de s’Arbor vitae ddoi est su dòpiu tríticu cun brillantis coloris, pintau a tèmperas in sa mesa, amostat scenas de sa vida e de su martíriu de Santu Pantaleu e una Madonna stimada.
The old Cathedral of San Pantaleo rappresents an unique example of Sardinian-Romanic architectonic building, it was born from many architectonic contaminations and decorations.

This romanic structure was made on an old byzantine settlement, where we have found a religious christening font, and many others fragments of architecture elements. The first section of the cathedral was documentated in 1170 on an inscription from the south side to the façade.
The restarting of the works in 1261 and the ending in 1289 were documented with other inscriptions engraved on the architectonic elements of the north portal, and on the painting of the half-cylinder apsidal, that celebrate the consecration of the temple with the presence of judge Mariano II d’Arborea.

Edified with local sandstones, the building has the apse orientated to the south-east, and you can notice this, when you reach the nice restored parvis.
In the interior of the building, you can see many paintings on the apsidal area, the more important painting is the “Arbor Vitae” on the south nave attributed to Simone de’Crocifissi, a Bolognese artist that lived in the ‘300 century.

Others artistic piece of art is the nice retable dated around 1503. Placed to the south wall, on the left side of the “Arbor vitae”, the double triptych caracterised by brilliant colours, painted by tempera colours, represents scenes of life and marthyr of San Pantaleo, and an unusual “ Virgin Mary of the book” that represent the high quality work.