Santi Marcellino e Pietro, Imbersago explained

Santi Marcellino e Pietro is a Neoclassical-style, Roman Catholic church in Imbersago, province of Lecco, region of Lombardy, Italy.

A church at the site was likely present by the 12th or 13th century. However, a map from 1721 shows the church with attached cloisters. In 1789, Luigi Canonica, putatively pupil of Giuseppe Piermarini, was commissioned to enlarge the church, and create a new facade.

Marcellinus and Peter are venerated within the Catholic Church as martyrs who were beheaded.

The church has a single nave. The sanctuary is separated from the rest of the nave by a marble balustrade. The main altar, in white marble, was designed and sculpted by Alessandro Verdi. The organ was built by the Serassi family.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.comune.imbersago.lc.it/c097039/zf/index.php/servizi-aggiuntivi/index/index/idtesto/67 Comune of Imbersago