San Giuliano, Rimini

The present structure was built at the site of a 9th-century church dedicated to Santi Apostoli Pietro e Paolo.

The main altarpiece is a master work by Paolo Veronese depicting the Martyrdom of San Giuliano (1588).

The church also houses the polyptych (1409) by Bittino da Faenza (1357–1427) depicting episodes of this saint's life.

[1] According to local legend, during the reign of Otto the Great in the 10th century, a marble sarcophagus washed up on Rimini's shores, in the area that became known as Sacramora (lit.

The tradition holds that Julian's body was transported to a spur of rock on Marmara Island, and a landslide dislodged it into the sea, leading to its arrival in Rimini.