The Basilica of San Saturno

Address:
Piazza San Cosimo - Cagliari city


The Basilica of San Saturno, better-known as
San Saturnino, it is the oldest sanctuary in Sardinia and is one of the best examples of early Christian art in the whole Mediterranean.

It gets its name from the local martyr Saturno, condemned to death in 304 under the Roman Emperor Diocleziano.

The building consists of a large central structure on which the hemispherical dome of the cupola rests, dating back to the V century. Inside visitors can admire a marble ex voto, or votive offering, which
is the oldest existing depiction of San Saturno.