In ecclesiastical iconography, St. George is often depicted as a knight facing a dragon.
The Genoese, who arrived in Caltagirone around the year 1000, built a church to celebrate the victory against the Saracens in his name.
Completely destroyed due to the earthquake of 1693, it was promptly rebuilt and decorated with stuccoes and frescoes on the vault depicting St. George, a martyr strongly linked to the sacrifice of Christ re-actualized by the Eucharist, the work of the Palermo painter Bernardino Bongiovanni.
In 1783, Donna Agata Interlandi, Baroness of Favarotta, donated a famous painting on wood to the church. The painting is attributed to the Flemish painter Vrancke van der Stockt and is titled The Throne of Grace. A copy of the painting is exhibited in the chapel to the left of the altar.
The original work, dating back to the last quarter of the 15th century, is now on display at the Diocesan Museum of Caltagirone.
