The building collapsed due to damage sustained in the October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes, and only part of the perimeter wall and a pile of rubble survived.

The Church of San Salvatore was built in the medieval period in a clearing along the via Nursina, a road which led from Spoleto to Norcia.

It replaced an ancient Roman temple, which had been adapted as a church dedicated to Saint Mary upon the advent of Christianity.

The Bishop of Spoleto, Carlo Giacinto Lascaris, arrived in Valnerina [it] in October 1712, and documented his visit in a diary.

He mentions the church's ancient origins and the disputes between the Benedictines and the community of Campi in his Tomo I° de la Sacra Visita del 1712.

Giuseppe Sordini visited the church in October 1908 and made a description of the works of art inside, which was published as Gli Sparapane da Norcia.

[6] The Church of San Salvatore was a Romanesque rectangular stone building with two naves sharing a single symmetrical façade.

The frescoes were the works of a number of artists, including Giovanni and Antonio Sparapane, Nicola d'Ulisse [it] and Domenico di Jacopo.