Santi Gervasio e Protasio is a

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collegiate church located on in the town of

Sondrio Sondrio (; ; ; archaic or ; ) is an Italian city, ''comune'' and administrative centre for the province of Sondrio, located in the heart of the Valtellina. , Sondrio counted approximately 21,876 inhabitants. In 2007, Sondrio was named the Alpine ...

in the province of the same name, region of

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, Italy.

History

A church is documented since the 12th century, and still retains a facade facing west. The interior has a single nave with a peaked wooden roof. The church houses paintings depicting a ''Miracle of St Gregory the Great'', a ''Virgin of the Rosary'', and an ''Adoration of the Holy Sacrament by Saints Gervasio and Protasio'' by

Pietro Ligari Giovanni Pietro Ligario (1686–1748) was an Italian painter and architect of the late-Baroque. He was born at Ardenno province of Sondrio in the Valtelline valley, and after early training there, moved to Rome, where he frequented the studio of ...

. Other works in the church include a ''Glory of St Joseph'' by Giuseppe Antonio Petrini and paintings depicting the ''Martyrdom of Sts Gervasio and Protasio'' and the ''Transport of their relics'' by Giacomo Parravicini, also called il Gianolo. There is a ''Baptism of Christ'' by Antonio Caimi, who also painted the tomb portrait of the blessed martyr and priest

Nicolò Rusca Nicolò Rusca (20 April 1563 – 24 July 1618) was an Italian priest who served in the Diocese of Como. Rusca was arrested under false pretenses and was killed through the use of torture in 1618. He was recognized by the Roman Catholic Church a ...

. The church also housed frescoes by Giovanni Gavazzeni of Talamona and Giovanni Pietro Romegialli of Morbegno. The bell-tower, left incomplete, was erected in 1763 by a Pietro Solari.Tourism Consortium for the Mandamento di Sondrio
entry on church.

References

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