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Church of St George Outside the Walls in Vico nel Lazio: two eras, one nave
The Church of San Giorgio fuori le mura is located in Vico nel Lazio, a medieval village in the province of Frosinone. It is dedicated to the Holy Knight, the town's main patron saint, with documented records dating back to 1191. It is a small church, built in two different periods.
Medieval at the back, 16th-century at the front
The building has a single nave. The rear section is medieval, while the front with its buttress dates to the 16th century. The doors have lintels: the right side door features a triangular tympanum with a fragmentary fresco depicting St George. A single space built in two different eras.
What's inside
On the high altar hangs a 17th-century painting (270 × 180 cm) showing St George slaying the dragon, in the style of Cavalier d'Arpino. But the most curious piece is a late 19th-century wooden sculpture by a Canova-inspired South Tyrolean sculptor depicting the saint on horseback in the act of killing the dragon. There is also a gonfalon painted in tempera on both sides, dated 1907 and signed by G. Gagliardi — on one side the Holy Knight, on the other Saints Sebastian and Anthony of Padua praying before the Christ Child.
The confraternity and the grotto
The church has been the seat of the Confraternity of San Giorgio since 1854. Nearby lies the entrance to the grotto of San Marco (St Mark).
