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The Parish Church of Santa Vittoria Virgin and Martyr stands on a spur of limestone rock on which is situated the oldest part of the town of Pietraferrazzana, arranged in terraces on the steep walls of the mountain. At the height of the cliff are the ruins of an ancient castle. The existence of the Church is attested by the Farfense Chronicle , which contains a list of all Churches dependent from the Abbey of Farfa: this quote suggests that Santa Vittoria was already built in the Romanesque period. Another assumption is that the cult of this saint was widespread in the area by the monks of the Abbey of Farfa, who already possessed in the ninth century a small monastery near Tornareccio; Santa Vittoria, in fact, is the main protector both of Pietraferrazzana and Tornareccio. The Church was damaged several times. In front a great relief to all sixth arch encloses the portal and a window above. On the right side of the church there is the bell tower, which individually from the norm, is not square, but rectangular and is divided into two zones: the lower the cell opens on four sides with a long arc, located in the top spot the clock. A metal structure holds two cups and up the Cross. The interior, single nave, is richly adorned with baroque stucco, especially in the vault and in the chancel, where a sumptuous altar is flanked by columns and niches. Equally decorated with stucco the side altars.