Detail of fragmentary fresco depicting a saint, probably St Stephen, on face of arch in the Chiesa di Santa Maria del Tiglio, a Como-Romanesque church built in the second half of the 1100s at Gravedona in Lombardy, Italy.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Tiglio (St Mary of the Lime Tree), Gravedona, Province of Como, Lombardy, Italy: detail of fresco depicting a saint, probably St Stephen, wearing a collared gown with remnant of earlier design for a painting revealed in centre. St Stephen (c. 5 AD - c. 34 AD) was a Christian deacon in Jerusalem and the first Christian martyr. Chiesa di Santa Maria del Tiglio is a Como Romanesque church built in the second half of the 12th century of white Musso marble and blackstone from Olcio. According to tradition, it owes its name to the lime tree grown in the bell tower or campanile. Santa Maria del Tiglio stands next to the parish church of San Vincenzo (Saint Vincent), near the shore of Lake Como. The lakeside land occupied by these churches was a sacred site from at least Roman times. The first Christian building here, a baptistery dedicated to St John the Baptist, was probably built over a pagan temple.
Size: 2848px × 4288px
Location: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Tiglio, Church of St Mary of the Lime Tree, Gravedona, Province of Como, L
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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