The Church of San Gaggio ( it, Chiesa di San Gaggio) is a
Roman Catholic church located on via Senese in
Florence, Italy. It was once associated with a large convent.
An early church at the site was associated with the
Patarines, and demolished by the followers of
St Peter Martyr
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. Under the patronage of Donna Nera Manieri and the
Corsini family
The House of Corsini is the name of a Florentine princely family.
From Poggibonsi to the 14th century
The Corsinis originated from the areas of Poggibonsi and from the “Pesa” valley, which are between Siena and Florence. They arrived in Flor ...
, a church at the site was founded in the mid-14th century and dedicated to St Catherine ''delle Ruote''. In 1353, it was joined to an adjacent monastery of ''Santa Caterina a Monte'', and dedicated to ''San Cajo'' (Saint and
Pope Caius
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). The name was corrupted to ''San Gaggio''. The church was subsequently heavily patronized by the Corsini family.
Interior
The interior has a chapel of St
Andrea Corsini (1603), frescoed by the studio of
Bernardino Poccetti
Bernardino Poccetti (26 August 1548 – 10 October 1612), also known as Barbatelli, was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker of etchings.
Biography
Born in Florence, he was initially trained as a decorator of facades and ceilings, enrol ...
and housing an ''Annunciation with Saints'' by the studio of
Francesco Brina. The main altar was designed by
Cigoli, who painted the oval fresco of the ''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' and the ''Dispute of St Catherine''. The 14th-century funeral monuments of the Corsini family, including Bartolommeo and
Filippo, were moved to a chapel in the cloister of the church of
Santo Spirito.
Fonte: I Luoghi della Fede a cura della Regione Toscana
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References
Roman Catholic churches in Florence
14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
14th-century establishments in Italy
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