The church of St Peter is the cathedral basilica of Frascati, built starting from 1598 to a design by Ottaviano Nonni, known as il Mascherino.
The travertine spur stone facade was miraculously saved from the bombings of 8 September and is attributed to Girolamo Fontana and was completed in 1700. It is a clear example of a Baroque facade, divided into niches where statues of saints are housed while two orders of columns scan and divide the façade.
The entrance portal is underlined by a high relief.
The plan is a Greek cross, three naves with eight side altars which preserve valuable works of art.
Very interesting are the high relief of Pompeo Ferrucci in the central apse, the bronze cross of the Jubilee of 1750 and the funeral monument of Carlo Edoardo Stuart.
Fontana is buried near the baptismal font.
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