San Biagio is a

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church located in Pieve Vecchia, hamlet of

Lucignano Lucignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Arezzo in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southwest of Arezzo. Lucignano borders the following municipalities: Foiano della Chiana, Marcian ...

, region of

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, Italy. It stands near by the church of the Misericordia in town.

History

The church was initially the parish church of Lucignano, dedicated to San Felice, and erected in 1016. Of this building, only the bell-tower remains. It was rebuilt in 1468, and again in the 16th century. The main altar is made of wood and contains decorations depicting the ''Nativity'', the ''Adoration of the Magi'', and the ''Visitation of Elizabeth and Mary'' by

Orazio Porta Orazio Porta (born 1540) was an Italian painter active in the mannerist period. He was active from at least 1568 to 1580s. Biography He was a native of Monte San Savino, and is described as painting in a manner highly influenced or tutored by Gio ...

. In the presbytery is a

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depicting the ''Annunciation'' of a design attributed to

Andrea Sansovino Andrea dal Monte Sansovino or Andrea Contucci del Monte San Savino (1529) was an Italian sculptor active during the High Renaissance. His pupils include Jacopo Sansovino (no relation). Biography He was the son of Domenico Contucci of Monte S ...

. Along the walls are altars with stucco work (1694) by the Bracci family, and an ''Annunciation'' (1699) by

Onorio Marinari Onorio Marinari (1627 – January 5, 1715) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. His father, Sigismondo di Pietro Marinari, was also a painter, and he trained with his cousin, Carlo Dolci, later be ...

and an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (1699) by

Alessandro Gherardini Alessandro Gherardini (16 November 1655 – 1726) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He was the pupil of the painter Alessandro Rosi. In Florence, he painted a ''Crucifixion'' for the Monastery of the A ...

.Province of Arezzo
entry on church.

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