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The church is known for the frescoes which cover the nave's walls and the apse. The latter are likely earlier than the former, as testified by the different style. The apse frescoes show two bands of pictures with animals and vegetable motifs. They are surmounted by a praying Jesus within an almond
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in Milan, although in a simplified form: a cruciform shape with a square hall limited by four isolated columns and four perpendicular arches, and four semicircular niches. The western niche opens to the interior, from which stairs lead to the
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of Cantù, existed in the site, perhaps with a baptistry. Of this structure, the black and white marble pavement remains in the current edifice's presbytery.
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in the early 19th century, when they were considered of no artistic interest and sold to private collectors. The basilica was acquired by the
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The church has a simple and undecorated façade, in rough cobblestones. In the center is a portal with an architrave and an ogival
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The crypt, and subsequently the presbytery, are more elevated than in other
Romanesque buildings. The crypt has two halls with
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frame. Jesus is wearing sandals, an uncommon feature of such depictions. He is flanked by two old men, the prophets
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under the apse's frescoes, which mention the death of his father, brother and nephew.
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Catholic church buildings in Italy
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