Church of San Giorgio

The church of San Giorgio di Orbicciano has ancient origins, in fact it is mentioned in a document dated 967 as a dependency of the parish church of Monsagrati. The simple rectangular plan was kept intact until the 18th century when a first expansion was documented. In the report of the pastoral visit of 1680 the church of San Giorgio is described with the following words: 'not very large, but capable of accommodating the people. It has a well-covered roof. It has a door on the front and a side door. Above the main door is an oculus. There is another window near the main altar. The bell tower is on the north side, adjacent to the church'; while in that of 1782 it is possible to read the following words: 'The parish church [of San Giorgio] is in the shape of a cross'. It can therefore be deduced that in the period between the two visits the church underwent a first expansion with the construction of the transept. The current planimetric conformation of the church was however achieved with the second expansion dated 1845, consisting in the extension of the presbytery area with the creation of a semicircular apse. The bell tower, positioned adjacent to the left side wall of the church and, judging by the masonry texture, is from a later period than the church and was consolidated in 2008 due to static problems of the cell.

Plant
The church has a Latin cross plan with a semicircular apse.

Structural system
The structural system consists of continuous load-bearing masonry in squared stone blocks with a wooden gable roof.

Coverings
The gable roof has a covering made of bricks with tiles and flat roof tiles.

Bell tower
The bell tower, adjacent to the left side wall, has a square plan with a single bell chamber that opens on four sides with a single lancet window. The body of the tower has a decoration with hanging arches.

Prospectuses
The left front has the lower part left with the exposed squared stone block masonry, the upper part plastered and painted in pastel yellow. The other fronts are plastered and painted in the same way. The façade has a gabled shape with an entrance door in a central position. At each corner there is a pilaster strip that supports the moldings of the tympanum, all painted in pastel orange.

Decorative elements
The vaulted ceiling is decorated with a light blue background and geometric frames in shades of yellow, red and orange. The frieze on which the vaults are set is painted in the same shades, but with a marble motif, while the apse basin depicts a sacred scene.

Interior floors
The church's flooring is made in a checkerboard pattern with white and dark grey marble tiles.