Basilica San Giacomo - Bellagio, Province Como, Lombardia, Italy
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N 45° 59.279 E 009° 15.709
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The church San Giacomo in Bellagio.
Waymark Code: WMJ8M5
Location: Lombardia, Italy
Date Posted: 10/11/2013
Views: 9
The parish church of San Giacomo is a stupendous example of the Roman-Lombard art (XII cent.). The church was built between 1075 and 1125 by the Masters of Como. Inside the church there are mosaics of the early '900, rich altar of the end of '500, a "Deposition of Christ" by the Perugino school, an archaic cross (XII cent.), a triptych by Foppa (1432), a polychrome wooden sculpture of the "Buried Christ" of the Spanish-Baroque school.
Type of Church: Basilica
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of building construction: 01/01/1125
Dominant Architectural Style: Romanesque
Archdiocese: Milano
Diocese: Como
Address/Location:
Via Giuseppe Garibaldi
Bellagio, Lombardia Italy
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Date of organization: Not listed
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
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