Church of St. Lucy

It rises where an ancient Roman center existed. The one-nave church originally served as the village church of Baratuli until the 16th century.
In 1777 it is mentioned as iglesia antiquissima en la Villa despoblada de Baladiri. Late Romanesque in style, its construction can be traced back to the late 13th century. The facade, facing northwest and made of polychrome limestone ashlars, has retained its original appearance over the centuries. The building was largely rebuilt in the 18th century, when two side porticos supported by sandstone pillars and tiles on incannucciato were added, and a small room was built to serve as sacristy. The bell tower is sail-shaped
single-lancet window, embellished with a mullioned window on the axis, marked further down by a series of small arches and the portal. In the facade, at the base of the pediment, there is a row of small ogival arches with hanging lobes. The mullioned window has a monolithic centina historiated with geometric patterns. The church certainly ended with a semicircular apse, which has now disappeared, but traces of which remain evident in the rear wall. Within it is
preserved the Retable of Saint Lucy, a pictorial work attributable to the 18th century.

Come arrivare: Da Cagliari, percorrere la SS 131 e dopo circa 17 km imboccare l’uscita per Monastir. Subito prima del paese girare a destra, seguendo le indicazioni che conducono alla chiesa campestre di Santa Lucia.

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