In Quartu Sant’Elana ( Cagliari), restoration work on the Romanesque church of San Pietro di Ponte—which has been enclosed within the perimeter walls of the municipal cemetery for about a century—has been completed: the results will be presented to the public on Saturday, September 26. San Pietro di Ponte, whose origins date back to the late 13th century, preserves a centuries-old continuity of historical and religious memory and serves as a particularly significant testament to the area’s settlement, cultural, and devotional history. Incorporated into the city’s monumental cemetery since the late 19th century, the small church continues to this day to serve as a place deeply rooted in the collective memory of the Quartu community.
A major restoration project was therefore necessary; it was initiated and carried out using the municipal government’s own resources, with co-funding from the Ministry of Culture, for a total investment of 235,000 euros. The project enabled a complete restoration of the historic building, encompassing both the interior—with work carried out on the flooring and plasterwork—and the exterior, including a complete overhaul of the roof and the front facade, along with the bell gable and the panels that once featured colorful ceramics.
The Councilor for Public Works and Technological Services, Antonio Conti, described this as a significant achievement in the preservation of the city’s cultural heritage, emphasizing that this meticulous project is part of the administration’s program aimed at revitalizing the architectural and religious heritage of the city of Quartu. The councilor also announced that the administration will continue to work toward the preservation and enhancement of these sites, identifying the restoration of the Church of Sant’Efisio as the next priority.
San Pietro di Ponte is, in fact, part of a broader effort to restore the city’s monuments, which began with the Church of Sant’Agata—along with the adjacent former Capuchin Convent—and continued with projects at San Benedetto, San Giovanni Evangelista, Santa Maria degli Angeli, Santo Stefano, and Sant’Andrea, thus encompassing both historic monuments of ancient origin and more recently constructed buildings, for a total investment of approximately 1.5 million euros, to which will be added another 350,000 euros needed for the work on Sant’Efisio.
The restoration work carried out on the church within the monumental complex will be presented by the Superintendence of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and the Provinces of Oristano and Southern Sardinia on Saturday, September 26, as part of the 2026 European Heritage Days promoted by the Ministry of Culture. Three tour sessions are scheduled, at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12 p.m., respectively—an opportunity for cultural enrichment that also serves as a well-deserved tribute to one of the most significant monuments in the history of Quartu Sant’Elena.
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