Romanesque Chapel of San Valeriano

In the hamlet of San Valeriano, a few steps from the town of Borgone, lies the chapel of the same name, with a rectangular plan and a small apse illuminated by three single-lancet windows. For its planimetric characteristics and masonry technique, this building finds comparisons in Romanesque religious architecture (11th-12th century). Inside, traces of the fresco in the apse, depicting Christ Pantocrator (blessing), are still visible.

The structure was restored starting in 1970, after years of abandonment that had even led to the growth of a tree inside the chapel, causing enormous damage to the floor and roof. There are no traces of furnishings, but some documents from the 1700s mention three statues of Saints Tiburtius, Valerian, and Cecilia, as well as candlesticks and a cross.

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