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Pieve Di Sant'Andrea (Buggiano)
Pieve di Sant'Andrea may refer to the following churches in Italy: *Pieve di Sant'Andrea (Cercina) *Pieve di Sant'Andrea (Pistoia) Sant'Andrea (''Pieve di Sant'Andrea'') is a church in Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy that served as a pieve or place that congregations from surrounding village churches use for baptism. It is dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, and includes ... * Pieve di Sant'Andrea, Sarzana See also * Pieve (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieve Di Sant'Andrea (Cercina)
The Pieve di Sant'Andrea is an 11th-century pieve or rural church in Cercina, Tuscany, central Italy. . Initiated in Romanesque style, it was later remade. It has a sturdy bell tower with single and double s. The interior is on a nave, and houses fragments of 14th-century frescoes (''St. Anthony'' and one ''Female Saint''). Other painting works include a ''Virgin Enthonred with Child between Sts. Andrew and John the Baptist'' (16th century), the ''Resurrection of Christ between Sts. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieve Di Sant'Andrea (Pistoia)
Sant'Andrea (''Pieve di Sant'Andrea'') is a church in Pistoia, Tuscany, central Italy that served as a pieve or place that congregations from surrounding village churches use for baptism. It is dedicated to St. Andrew the Apostle, and includes the famous Pulpit of Sant' Andrea by Giovanni Pisano. The church probably dates from as early as the 8th century, though in a smaller size. In the 12th century it was extended in length. The façade shows the typical bichrome marble decoration of the Pistoiese Romanesque style, executed in the mid-12th century by Gruamonte and his brother Adeodatus, who was also responsible for the sculptures and for the portal's architrave. The latter depicts the "Journey of the Magi", a rare theme whose use here derives from the fact that the church was located on the Via Francigena, by which, in the Middle Ages, the pilgrims reached Rome from France. The decorated capitals are by a Master Henry, while the small statue of St. Andrew in the lunette ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieve Di Sant'Andrea, Sarzana
The Pieve di Sant'Andrea is an ancient Romanesque parish church located in Via Giuseppe Mazzini, in the center of the town of Sarzana, Province of La Spezia, region of Liguria, Italy. History The church was built in the 10th–11th century, atop an older church of which only part of the facade remains. The first document mentioning the church dates back to 1128. The church was enlarged in the 16th century. The almost bare stone facade is unusual for its portal with caryatid pilasters. The marble architrave is decorated with angels and festoons of fruit. The portal once had three 15th-century marble statues of ''Saints Peter, Paul, and Andrew'', now moved inside of the church. The facade also has a seal of the town, carved in stone, consisting of a shield and eight pointed stars, in reference to the Statutes of the Comune of Sarzana in 1330. The portal has a mullioned window, and three arches surmounted by small busts. The square Romanesque bell-tower has increasing mullion arche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
