Varenna No. 2 / Varena

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view of church exterior in context - northwest view
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
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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
INFORMATION
FontID: 23001VAR
Church/Chapel: Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio
Church Patron Saints: St. George
Church Location: Piazza S. Giorgio, 25, 23829 Varenna LC, Italy
Country Name: Italy
Location: Lecco, Lombardia
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
Century and Period: 12th - 13th century, Romanesque
Church Notes: originally a 12th-13thC small church, much modified since; some 13th and 16thC frescoes
Font Notes: Click to view font notes
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
Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal:
46.01009,
9.28416
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS:
46° 0′ 36.32″ N,
9° 17′ 2.98″ E
UTM: 32T 521999 5095208