:''There is also a church of San Lorenzo in Carmignano near Foggia.'' San Lorenzo is a romanesque-style,

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy * Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

rural parish church located on Via Montalbiolo #51 in the town of

Carmignano Carmignano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Prato, part of the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about west of Florence and about southwest of Prato. It is the centre of the wine region of the same name. Geography C ...

, province of Prato, region of

Tuscany it, Toscano (man) it, Toscana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Citizenship , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = Italian , demogra ...

, Italy.

History

The stone church was erected in the 12th century, perhaps under the patronage of Countess

Matilde di Canossa Matilda of Tuscany ( it, Matilde di Canossa , la, Matilda, ; 1046 – 24 July 1115 or Matilda of Canossa after her ancestral castle of Canossa), also referred to as ("the Great Countess"), was a member of the House of Canossa (also known as t ...

. It underwent modifications in the 16th and 17th centuries. Among the interior paintings is a canvas depicting ''St Lawrence'' (1605) by

Giovanni Bizzelli Giovanni Bizzelli (1556 – around 1 August 1607 or 1612) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist period. He was a pupil of Alessandro Allori. He afterwards went to Rome. On his return to Florence he helped Antonio Tempesta in the decoration ...

. The main altarpiece is a ''Madonna and Child with Saints'' (1670) attributed to

Simone Pignoni Simone Pignoni (April 17, 1611 – December 16, 1698) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He apprenticed with Fabrizio Boschi, then with the more academic and puritanical Domenico Passignano, and finally with Francesco Furini. He is ...

.Comune of Carmignano
entry on church.

References

12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Romanesque architecture in Carmignano Roman Catholic churches in Tuscany Churches in the province of Prato {{Italy-church-stub