The Church of San Pietro da Verona in Santa Anastasia, better known as the Basilica of Santa Anastasia, is an important Catholic place of worship located in the heart of Verona's historic center; it is situated in the terminal area of the city's Roman-era decumanus maximus, near the point where the wide meander of the Adige River is cut by the Ponte Pietra, where the two main city communication routes, road and river, converge. It is the largest, most solemn and representative Veronese church, a reflection of a vibrant moment in city life, where the expansion and consolidation of political and economic institutions allowed the community, in synergy with the Scaliger lordship, the Dominican clergy and the Castelbarco family, to make a considerable financial effort to build this important temple, a symbol of their power. Wikipedia