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A church on the site was begun in 1431 just outside the castle in the town. By 1458, it was within the town walls, but incomplete. Construction of the bell-tower, the long staircase leading the church, the adjacent cemetery, and interior decoration occurred afterwards. In 1472, the church was consecrated.
The statue of St Lawrence, atop the bell-tower, was made by Comune of Zogno
entry on church.
Roman Catholic
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church located in Zogno
Zogno (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italy, Italian region of Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about north of Bergamo.
Zogno borders the following municipalities: Algua, Alzano Lom ...
, region of Lombardy
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, Italy.
History
A church on the site was begun in 1431 just outside the castle in the town. By 1458, it was within the town walls, but incomplete. Construction of the bell-tower, the long staircase leading the church, the adjacent cemetery, and interior decoration occurred afterwards. In 1472, the church was consecrated.
The statue of St Lawrence, atop the bell-tower, was made by Francesco Albera
Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name "Francis", is one of the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include:
People with the given name Francesco
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of Milan, who also sculpted the 12 apostles depicted in the interior. The decoration has paintings by Vincenzo Angelo Orelli
Vincenzo Angelo Orelli (1751-1813) was a Switzerland, Swiss-Italy, Italian painter, mainly of sacred subjects, active in a late baroque style.
He was born in Locarno in the Ticino, but active also in Milan and Bergamo. He is the son of the painte ...
, Palma il Vecchio
Palma Vecchio ( – 30 July 1528), born Jacopo Palma, also known as Jacopo Negretti, was a Venetian painter of the Italian High Renaissance. He is called Palma Vecchio in English and Palma il Vecchio in Italian ("Palma the Elder") to distingu ...
, Enrico Albricci
Enrico Albrici (1714–1775) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque. His surname is alternatively spelled or Alberici or Albrizzi or Albricci.
He was born at Vilminore di Scalve in province of Bergamo, and was a pupil of Ferdinando del Cair ...
, Giovanni Paolo Cavagna
Giovanni Paolo Cavagna (c. 1550 – May 20, 1627) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Bergamo and Brescia.
Biography
He was born in Borgo di San Leonardo in Bergamo. He is said to have trained in Venice with ...
, and Rillosi. The 15 mysteries of the Rosary are by Francesco Zucco
Francesco Zucco (, c.1570 – May 3, 1627) was an Italian painter.
Zucco was born in Bergamo. The year of his birth is uncertain, but is known to be no later than 1575. Zucco studied art for a time in Cremona before returning to Bergamo; ...
. The bronze baptismal font was completed in the 20th century by Alberto Meli
Alberto is the Romance version of the Latinized form (''Albertus'') of Germanic ''Albert''. It is used in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. The diminutive forms are ''Albertito'' in Spain or ''Albertico'' in some parts of Latin America, Albertino ...
. The choir was painted by Giuseppe Lazzaroni.entry on church.
References
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