White Marble Sculpture Jesus Holding A Cross, Church Of Santa Margherita D`Antiochia In Vernazza, Liguria, Italy Stock Photography

Pictured is a white marble sculpture of Jesus holding a cross in the Church of Santa Margherita d`Antiochia with a relief of Madonna and Child. The church is located in the seaside village of Vernazza, near the main square of the town, Piazza Guglielmo Marconi. The first church on this site was built in the 11th century. The current church is mentioned for the first time in a document in 1318. It has had multiple renovations including a 19th century creation of access to the church from the square, through a door built in the apse area.