Church of St. Anne of Pompetti, Teramo

The small brick church is what remains of the initial part, perhaps an atrium, of the ancient cathedral of Santa Maria Aprutiensis, founded in the 6th century on Roman remains, rebuilt in the 12th century and almost destroyed in 1155 by Roberto di Loretello. The exterior reveals large bricked-up arches on the side, while the interior, significantly lower than the street level, is marked by low pillars supporting brick ribbed vaults. Among the preserved paintings, a Majesty between two saints by Giacomo da Campli, active in Piceno teramano and ascolano in the second half of the fifteenth century. The extensive excavations visitable next to the church have brought to light the plan of the ancient cathedral, with three naves and a final circular apse.