Church of the Transfiguration of the SS. Salvatore

In the center of Pagliaroli, one of the hamlets of Cortino, there is the splendid Church of San Salvatore. The presence of abundant archaeological finds in the area suggests that the church was built around the 14th century on an ancient pagan temple dating back to the 2nd century BC, which was probably dedicated to Jupiter. The roof is gable and preserves the ancient wall structure built in stone bound with little mortar, which has been consolidated by several restorations over time, the last of which was carried out recently.

The facade is characterized by a simple portal with a pointed arch, surmounted by a small round window. On the right, leaning against the facade, stands a bell tower, whose entrance is surmounted by a tympanum architrave. The interior has a single nave and no apse, but the presbytery area is separated from the nave by a large round arch, on the sides of which there are two statues: one of Our Lady of Sorrows and one of Jesus Christ. On a side altar there is the statue of St. Martin and on one wall there is a plaque with the Cross of Indulgences granted by Pope Leo XIII in 1901.

The walls of the church are decorated with the stations of an artistic Via Crucis, created in 1955 thanks to the generous contribution of the Marini family from Pagliaroli in memory of a missing son. The ceiling still retains traces of ancient frescoes depicting the four Evangelists.