THE ORATORY OF SAINT GEORGE
1. history and structure of the building
Two small churches are located along the square facing the Basilica of St. Anthony: the one on the left is the Oratory of San Giorgio. The building, which originated as an aristocratic funerary chapel for the Marquis Lupi di Soragna, was finished in 1377. The interior was painted by Altichiero da Zevio, who finished the splendid pictorial cycle in 1384. On the altar wall are depicted the Crucifixion of Christ and the Crowning of Mary; on the inner wall of the façade the events of the Infancy of Jesus; on the left wall episodes from the Legend of St. George; and on the right wall the Stories of St. Catherine and St. Lucy. As of July 24, 2021, this pictorial cycle has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with seven other cycles in the City of Padua (two others are included in the complex of the Basilica of St. Anthony).
2. the annunciation
3. the adoration of the shepherds
4. the adoration of the magi
5. the flight into egypt
6. the presentation of jesus at the temple
7. St. george frees the princess
8. St. george baptizes
king sevio of Silene
9. the members of the lupi family
presented to the virgin mary
10. st. george drinks the poison
11. the passion of st. george
12. St. George destroys
the temple
13. the beheading of st. george
14. the coronation of the virgin mary
15. the crucifixion
16. st. catherine professes herself a christian
17. st. catherine converts the philosophers
18. The torture of the wheel
19. the martyrdom of saint catherine
20. saint lucy before the court
21. saint lucy dragged
to the brothel
22. the passion of st. lucy
23. the funeral of st. lucy
2. the annunciation
3. the adoration of the shepherds
4. the adoration of the magi
5. the flight into egypt
6. the presentation of jesus at the temple
7. St. george frees the princess
8. St. george baptizes king sevio of Silene
9. the members of the lupi family presented to the virgin mary
10. presented to the virgin mary
11. the passion of st. george
12. St. George destroys the temple
13. the beheading of st. george
14. the coronation of the virgin mary
15. the crucifixion
16. st. catherine professes herself a christian
17. st. catherine converts the philosophers
18. The torture of the wheel
19. the martyrdom of saint catherine
20. saint lucy before the court
21. saint lucy dragged to the brothel
22. the passion of st. lucy
23. the funeral of st. lucy
