Chiesa di San Pancrazio a Isola Farnese, Catholic church in Isola Farnese, Italy

The church of San Pancrazio in Isola Farnese has a facade with a portal built from Roman-era marbles and, above it, a rose window with polychrome glass decoration. The interior has three naves ending in an apse, with 16th-century frescoes or traces of frescoes throughout the building.

The church was built in the 15th century by the Orsini family, owners of the Isola Farnese castle. It was later enlarged and given its present facade and a bell tower. The wooden crucifix in the right aisle dates from the 15th century, and the baptismal font carries the Farnese coat of arms.

The name comes from Saint Pancras, to whom the left nave's chapel is dedicated, with a canvas of the martyr by Pomarancio. Near the entrance, two 16th-century frescoes flank the door: on the left a Madonna and Child with Saints John the Evangelist and Anthony Abbot beside a Nativity inscribed by Giulio di Mastro Cola della Bordella, 1520; on the right a holy water stoup made from two Roman capitals framing an Early Christian marble of two doves drinking at a spring.

The church stands on Piazza della Colonnetta in the Isola Farnese district, north of Rome. The entrance door, inaugurated in November 2013, consists of bronze panels by Pino Schiti and Sara Chirico depicting key moments in the life of Saint Pancras; look for them at the main doorway.

The holy water stoup to the right of the entrance is assembled from two Roman-era column capitals, with an early Christian marble slab set between them carved with two doves drinking from a spring. The bronze main door, inaugurated in November 2013, has panels by Pino Schiti and Sara Chirico telling the story of Saint Pancras.