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San Benedetto is a small, 
Le chiese di Firenze dal secolo IV al secolo XX.
by Arnaldo Cocchi, page 126-127. and still retains a chapel with an altarpiece depicting the ''Miracle of San Zanobi'', attributed to
Roman Catholic
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former parish church, then oratory, located in a piazza of the same name just off the piazza of the Duomo of Florence
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, region of Tuscany, Italy.
History
The church was founded around the year 1000, but transferred from parish to a confraternity. It was suppressed in 1771,by Arnaldo Cocchi, page 126-127. and still retains a chapel with an altarpiece depicting the ''Miracle of San Zanobi'', attributed to
Bernardo Veracini
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See also
*Zenobius of Florence
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Life
Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents. He came under the ...
References
{{reflist Roman Catholic churches in Florence