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Iron and water. The Gerenzone valley between memory and change
Industrial-archaeology photographs of the Gerenzone valley, in Lecco's Torre Viscontea.
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Malgrate
San Leonardo, Malgrate
Malgrate's parish church, rebuilt in the sixteenth century and renewed between 1812 and 1815 by Giuseppe Bovara, who gave it its Neoclassical front of four half-columns with the dedication “A Dio e S. Leonardo”.
- Visit duration
- 10–20 min
- Booking
- Not required
- Area
- Lecco Branch
Why go
San Leonardo is the parish church in central Malgrate, close to the lakefront.
The parish became independent of San Nicolò in Lecco in 1607.
Giuseppe Bovara remodelled the building between 1812 and 1815, creating its neoclassical façade; the doorway of 1607 survives. Inside is a single nave with a barrel vault and painted decoration, mostly by Antonio Sibella and Casimiro Radice in the late nineteenth century. The marble high altar dates from 1754. Above the entrance stands Giuseppe Serassi's organ, built between 1815 and 1818.
- Giuseppe Bovara's Neoclassical front, in the heart of the village.
- A few minutes' walk from the lakefront, on the walk from Lecco.
Highlights
- Giuseppe Bovara's front of four half-columns
- The pediment with the dedication “A Dio e S. Leonardo”
- The marble high altar of 1754
- Giuseppe Serassi's organ of 1815–1818
Getting there
- It stands on Via Scatti, in the centre of Malgrate, a few minutes' walk from the lakefront.
On the map
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Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.
Sources and credits
- Maps, parking, services and distances: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- Freely licensed photographs: authors and licences under Photograph credits.