Bearded saint holds scroll with Latin inscription. Fresco, painted in the early 1500s. In the Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore, at Sirmione, Lombardy, Italy. The church, also known as Santa Maria della Neve, was consecrated in 1512 and its Lombardic and Byzantine-style frescoes mostly date from that era.

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Size: 2500px × 3760px
Location: Sirmione, Lombardy, Italy.
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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