Church S.Lucia di Pol

Church S.Lucia di Pol

In Pescantina along the river Adige between Verona and Lake Garda

Church S.Lucia di Pol Is a building dating back to the 12th century, when it was named in some documents, then it was owned by the Bishop of Verona. The style of the building is simple, with a hooded roof and a two-facade roof, but inside there are some frescoes from the late Middle Ages, frescoes above the altar depicting St. Anthony, Saint Damian, Saint Lucia and Madonna della The seat and the only altar that contains in a niche the wooden statue of Santa Lucia; The church has been closed since 1961 and is opened once a year for the rosary. Inside there is a unique marble altar with the niche that encloses the wooden statue of the saint. Above the altar there are four frescoes depicting: San Damiano, Sant ‘Antonio Abate, Santa Lucia and Our Lady of the Seat. The fourteen paintings of the Via Crucis of 1821, among the first prints in color, are more precious. Next to the little church stands the old camposanto for the inhabitants of Santa Lucia used until 1800. Beside the church there is the old guardian’s house with the entrance hidden by a high wall. Since 1961 the church is closed. It is open in May for the recitation of the holy rosary.