The church, dating back to at least the 12th century, owes its current aspect to considerable works of enlargement and restoration which started in the second half of the 16th century and probably finished in 1607, the date engraved on the portal. From the most ancient phase we still have the powerful bell tower, however raised in the belfry. Originally the parish of Breno, St. Maurizio has just one space and eight side chapels; the two deepest ones, adjacent to the presbytery, give it a cross plan. Inside are some 18th-century frescoes: scenes from Saint Maurizio’s life in the mixtilinear medallions of the vaults, figures of saints accompanied by cartouches on the corbels between the arches of the chapels and, on the base of the covering barrel, the stations of the Cross with brief comments in rhyme. Besides the valuable altars and the beautiful canvases, mainly from the 17th century, the church contains a masterpiece of the 18th century wooden sculpture: the Sepulchre with the statues by Beniamino Simoni, on display in the first chapel on the right and formed by eleven life-size characters of great realism and expressive intensity. Besides the church we point out the chapel of the Dead, whose arcade lays on 4 Simona stone pillars with beautiful 15th-century capitals.
WHAT TO SEE
The Sepulchre with the statues by Beniamino Simoni.
IN THE SURROUNDINGS
The medieval town, with towers and palaces; the Duomo of St. Salvatore, the church of St. Antonio, the church of St. Maria al Ponte and the church of St. Valentino; the CaMus – Camunian Museum; villa Gheza; Ronchi square; the castle; Nostalgia Club, the Museum of vintage cars and motorcycles; the Minerva sanctuary (Spinera area).