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{{Short description|Church building in Siena, Italy}}
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| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
|region = [[Tuscany]]
|municipality = [[Siena]]
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| architecture_style = [[Gothic architecture]]
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| groundbreaking = 12th century
|organisational_status = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino|Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino]]
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| year_completed = 1671 – 1675, later reconstructions
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|architecture_style = [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]]
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'''Santo Stefano alla Lizza''' is a [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] style, [[Roman Catholic]] church located on Via dei Gazzani, in the city of [[Siena]], region of [[Tuscany]], Italy. It belongs to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino]].
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[[image:Giovanni di paolo, St Stephen Suckled by a Doe.jpg|thumb|left|Predella by Giovanni di Paolo, ''St Stephen breast-fed by a doe'']]
The church of ‘‘‘Santo Stefano alla Lizza''' in found in [[Siena]] on via dei Gazzani.


==Overview==
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A [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style building documented to exist since the 12th century, was reconstructed in 1671-1675. The façade is crowned with a [[tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]] with an oculus, and prececed by a flight of stairs in brick. The interior once housed a ''Madonna with child and Saints'' by [[Andrea Vanni]] and a complete predella by [[Giovanni di Paolo]] (six scenes from the ''Life of St Stephen'' with a central ''Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Bernard''), now in the [[Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena)|Baptistery of Siena]]. On the right altar was a ''Visitation'' by [[Rutilio Manetti]] (also in Baptistery), The apse has a fragmentary ''Deposition'' by [[Antonio Buonfigli]].
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[[File:Giovanni di paolo, St Stephen Suckled by a Doe.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Predella by Giovanni di Paolo, ''St Stephen breast-fed by a doe'']]
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A [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style building documented to exist since the 12th-century, was reconstructed in 1671–75. The façade is crowned with a [[tympanum (architecture)|tympanum]] with an oculus, and preceded by a flight of stairs in brick. The interior once housed a ''Madonna with child and Saints'' by [[Andrea Vanni]] and a complete [[predella]] by [[Giovanni di Paolo]] (six scenes from the ''Life of St Stephen'' with a central ''Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Bernard''), now in the [[Battistero di San Giovanni (Siena)|Baptistery of Siena]]. On the right altar was a ''Visitation'' by [[Rutilio Manetti]] (also in now kept in the Baptistery). The apse has a fragmentary ''Deposition'' by [[Antonio Buonfigli]].<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://web.rete.toscana.it/Fede/ricerca.jsp?lingua=italiano "The Places of Faith", Region Tuscany] (section "Siena" (province); subsection "Siena", Page 6; Santo Stefano alla Lizza.</ref>
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==Literature==
*''Toscana. Guida d'Italia'' (Red guide), [[Touring Club Italiano]], [[Milan]] 2003. {{ISBN|88-365-2767-1}}


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==References==
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*Translated from Italian Wikipedia entry.
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[[Category:Churches in Siena|Stefano alla Lizza]]
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 31 May 2024

Santo Stefano alla Lizza
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
RegionTuscany
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusArchdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Location
Location Italy
MunicipalitySiena
Geographic coordinates43°19′28″N 11°19′38″E / 43.324344°N 11.327354°E / 43.324344; 11.327354
Architecture
StyleBaroque
Groundbreaking12th century
Completed1671 – 1675, later reconstructions

Santo Stefano alla Lizza is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Gazzani, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Overview

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Predella by Giovanni di Paolo, St Stephen breast-fed by a doe

A Romanesque style building documented to exist since the 12th-century, was reconstructed in 1671–75. The façade is crowned with a tympanum with an oculus, and preceded by a flight of stairs in brick. The interior once housed a Madonna with child and Saints by Andrea Vanni and a complete predella by Giovanni di Paolo (six scenes from the Life of St Stephen with a central Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Bernard), now in the Baptistery of Siena. On the right altar was a Visitation by Rutilio Manetti (also in now kept in the Baptistery). The apse has a fragmentary Deposition by Antonio Buonfigli.[1]

Literature

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  • Toscana. Guida d'Italia (Red guide), Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2003. ISBN 88-365-2767-1

References

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  1. ^ (in Italian) "The Places of Faith", Region Tuscany (section "Siena" (province); subsection "Siena", Page 6; Santo Stefano alla Lizza.

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