The churches of Santa Margherita and Santa Giulia are two religious buildings located in Noli , reachable from via XXV Aprile via a path. The two buildings are side by side: the larger Santa Margherita to the west and the smaller Santa Giulia to the east. According to some it was a single building dedicated first to Santa Giulia and then to Santa Margherita; the most probable hypothesis is that instead they were two churches next to each other, of which Santa Giulia was built around the 11th century and Santa Margherita in the 13th-14th century.
The churches are located along an ancient path that connected Noli to Finale . Some scholars assume that these were built on the remains of an ancient pagan temple: there was in fact a Roman cinerary urn from the 3rd or 4th century, incorporated into the walls and used as a stoup, which today is found in the council hall of the Municipality of Noli . Used until the 17th century, until the 20th century they were a destination for pilgrimages on name days and Easter Monday.
The style is Romanesque. Unlike the other religious buildings in Noli , made of local stone, the two churches are built with bricks mixed with black stone from Capo Noli . The bricks are used in the internal arches, in the hanging arches and in a frame under the roof. In both apses there are traces of ceramic basins, similar to those of the main apse of San Paragorio . Now completely destroyed, the bell tower was located to the west. Along the external walls there were two small windows from which it was possible to see the arrival of the enemies in advance.
The complex and especially the Church of Santa Giulia were seriously damaged during the Second World War.
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