San Martino is a

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church located on Via del Porrione, in the Terzo San Martino (named after this church) in central in

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, region of Tuscany, Italy. Adjacent to the church is the

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style Logge del Papa erected in 1462 by commission by

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Piccolomini.

History

A church at the site was present by the 12th century, but it was rebuilt and enlarged in the 16th century. The

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façade was built in 1613 and the bell tower completed in 1738. The interior, in the counterfaçade, has a canvas of the ''Immaculate Conception Protecting Siena during the 1526 Battle of Camollia'' by

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, commissioned by the city's commune in 1528. In the chapels are, among the others: the ''

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'', one of

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's masterworks, the ''Martyrdom of San Bartolomeo'' (1637) by

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and a ''Nativity'' by

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. The presbytery's restoration in the 17th century was patronized by the de' Vecchi family, who commissioned the decorations to the

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. Giuseppe Mazzuoli completed the statue of ''

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'', and he helped his brother Giovanni complete the main altar. {{DEFAULTSORT:Martino Siena 17th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Religious buildings and structures completed in 1613 Martino Renaissance architecture in Siena Baroque architecture in Siena 1613 establishments in Italy