Varenna No. 2 / Varena
Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2016
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view of church exterior in context - northwest view
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Diego Delso, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 25 June 2016 by Diego Delso [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Iglesia_de_San_Jorge,_Varenna,_Italia,_2016-06-25,_DD_12-14_HDR.jpg] [accessed 12 November 2020]
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view of church interior - detail
Scene Description: the modern baptismal font is partially visible here in the background, to the right of the large column
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Pomptidom, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 15 June 2016 by Pomptidom [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20160623_Varenna_06.jpg] [accessed 12 November 2020]
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view of church interior - looking east
Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Rainer Halama, 2016
Image Source: digital photograph taken 22 June 2016 by Rainer Halama [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikimania2016_by_Rainer_Halama-2808.jpg] [accessed 12 November 2020]
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INFORMATION
Font ID: 23001VAR
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church / Chapel Name: Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio
Font Location in Church: [disappeared]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. George
Church Notes: originally a 12th-13thC small church, much modified since; some 13th and 16thC frescoes
Church Address: Piazza S. Giorgio, 25, 23829 Varenna LC, Italy
Site Location: Lecco, Lombardia, Italy, Europe
Directions to Site: Located off (W) the SP65, W of Perledo and the SS36, on the E shore of lake Como, opposite Menaggio, NE of Como, N of Monza and Milan
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocesi di Milano
Additional Comments: disappeared font? (the one from the medieval church here)
Font Notes:
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The present baptismal font, located at the east end, south of the main altar, is modern [NB: we have no information on the font of the medieval church here]
COORDINATES
UTM: 32T 521999 5095208
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 46.01009, 9.28416
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 46° 0′ 36.32″ N, 9° 17′ 2.98″ E