Church of Saint George, Romanesque church in Brescia, Italy

The Church of Saint George is a Romanesque church on Piazzetta San Giorgio in Brescia, built of regular medolo stone blocks between the 11th and 12th centuries. Its interior is divided into three aisles by round and quadrangular pillars, now stripped of later plaster, and the exterior of the apse still shows the original Romanesque masonry. The 1752 facade, set slightly at an angle to the square, rises above a double-ramp staircase added in 1639.

The building was first documented in the late 8th century and witnessed the development of city life across many centuries. In the 17th century, it underwent major renovation that saved it from complete deterioration.

Since the late 16th century the church was occupied by the Confraternity of Santa Maria della Misericordia, founded by the nobleman Alessandro Luzzago to assist prisoners and bury those condemned to death. The confraternity moved its seat here definitively in the mid-18th century, after a partial collapse of the vaults in Sant'Agostino. The church is still consecrated but now hosts concerts, conferences and meetings, and visits are managed by Touring Club Italiano cultural heritage volunteers.

The building sits on Piazzetta San Giorgio near Porta Bruciata gate and is easy to reach when walking through this section of the old city. Visitors should allow time to study the interior details and remain flexible, as opening times can vary.

The church holds 13th-century frescoes, including a Christ Pantocrator, that survived the Baroque remodelling and the long closure of the 20th century. Most canvases were moved to the Museo Diocesano, but a Saint George remains in the Pinacoteca. The apse exterior still shows the original Romanesque masonry.