San Domenico, Gothic church in Spoleto, Italy.

San Domenico is a Gothic church in Spoleto distinguished by alternating bands of white and pink stone blocks and a simple facade with an unfinished rose window. The interior layout features typical medieval proportions with slender columns and pointed arches that shape the space.

Construction of the church began in 1248 on the site of an earlier chapel dedicated to the Saviour, funded by citizens' donations, and works continued until 1259, when Pope Alexander IV granted indulgences. In the mid-17th century the interior was remodelled in Baroque style, with frescoes plastered over and four stucco altars added. Architect Ugo Tarchi began restoring the Gothic features in 1934, and the 1997 Umbria-Marche earthquake damaged the convent complex, requiring consolidation and new roofs between 2000 and 2002.

The church is also known as Santi Domenico e Francesco, and the former oratory of the Confraternita di San Pietro Martire, long used as a schoolroom, keeps a large 16th-century fresco of the Crucifixion with four angels, Saint Dominic, the Virgin, the Magdalene and Saints Peter Martyr, John and Vincent Ferrer, attributed to Lo Spagna.

The church sits on Piazza San Domenico in central Spoleto and is easy to reach on foot. It's best visited in the morning when fewer visitors are present and the light highlights the stone bands on the facade beautifully.

On the altar of the Cappella Benedetti di Montevecchio, to the left of the high altar, local tradition holds that one of the nails used to crucify Christ is kept. The source gives no date or finder for the relic, only the tradition itself.