The haunting remnants of Sant'Eufemia, residing on Isola Comacina in the quaint town of Tremezzina, Italy, once underpinned an impressive Romanesque church established by Bishop Agrippino in the 7th century, making it a bishopric in the same century. The curious phenomenon? Agrippino himself was laid to rest there. The church underwent a comprehensive renovation in the Romanesque style in the 11th century, only to be destroyed – along with all others on the island – in the somber year of 1169.
The ruins stand as one of the most significant Romanesque landmarks in Como, having been uncovered during archaeological campaigns in 1914 and 1958. The church boasted unique octagonal columns, a presbytery, a choir, and a campanile. It had a spacious crypt with a vaulted ceiling. puzzling relics from the church were repurposed in the construction of a new church in Ossuccio, which now bears the name of Sant'Eufemia.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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