Roman Catholic church of St George
Location, Object
Hamlet of Golino, municipality of Centovalli, Canton of Ticino; at the entrance to the Centovalli valley. Roman Catholic church of St George (Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giorgio), built and decorated in the 17th century (with later additions), including side altars with 18th-c. scagliola (stucco marble) frontals.
Emblems (1)
Context
Northern side altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary (cappella della Madonna del Rosario): Neo-Baroque altar with 17th-c. wooden statue of the Madonna and Child Jesus, and 18th-c. scagliola frontal (antependium) with Rococo ornaments and central emblem.
Authorship, Date
Unknown, 18th c.; perhaps from a workshop in the Como region.
Significance
The Virgin Mary’s role as compassionate Mother of God and co-redeemer in the Passion of Christ.
Source
Unidentified.
Literature
KdS TI 4: 189–196, esp. 192 and illus. 242; Anderes 1998: 209; KF 2: 632.
exterior from west.
exterior from south-west.
exterior from south.
interior with choir (east) and northern side altar (view from south-west).
side altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary with scagliola frontal.
A pelican feeding its young with its own blood (‘the pelican in her piety’).
NON MICHI SED ALIIS.
Copyright note: Added 2016; revised 2026. All photos taken by the author, August 2016. Floor plan reproduced from KdS TI 4: 191.