St. George Church, Bellagio
Facts and practical information
The church of San Giorgio is located in Bellagio, next to the town hall. It is coeval with the Basilica of San Giacomo, the town's main church: like this one, it dates from the 11th-12th centuries.
Originally the apse and altar faced east; they were later moved to the opposite side, thus moving the entrance toward the street. The oratory attached to the church has, since 1658, been the seat of the local Confraternity of the Cinturati.
The Romanesque style, typical of the time when the church was built, survives in some exterior elements, notably: in the stone ashlar perimeter wall, the splay windows, and the small portal. Singular is the piggyback bell tower along Salita Genazzini. Inside, there is an 11th-century fresco of Our Lady of the Belt and a wooden statue of the same, which is carried in procession on the second Sunday in September by tradition.
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