San Giovanni Church, Fresco Detail Bolzano, Italy €“ Genealogy Of Mary. A Close-Up Detail Of The Frescoed Wall To The Left Of The Altar, It Depicts The Very Unusual Genealogy Of The Virgin Mary, In The Historic San Giovanni Or Saint John’S Church In Bolzano, Italy. This Fresco Illustrates A Legend From The Late Middle Ages That Mary’S Mother, Saint Anne, Was Married Three Times With Each Marriage Producing A Daughter. Known As The Oldest Church In The City, It Dates Back To At Least 1180. Known In German As St. Johann Im Dorf. The Small Romansque Church Or Chiesa, Is Built Of Stone And Contains A Single Nave And A Barrel Vault Ceiling Decorated With Frescoes Depicting Biblical Stories. The Apse Was Painted In 1330 To 1335, And The Ceiling And Nave Frescoed In 1365. The Interior Is Only Open To Visitors On A Very Limited Basis.

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