Old Italian story church banned (5)
I believe the answer is:
roman
'old italian' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for roman that I've seen before include "Does this citizen live in a manor?" , "Italian person" , "A novel" , "See 19" , "(Of a nose) high-bridged" .)