Sant'Andrea a San Donnino is a

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parish church in the San Donnino neighborhood of the town limits of

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, located on the Via Pistoiese just west of

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, in the region of

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. Adjacent to the church is a small art Museum.

History

A church at the site was erected in the 11th century along the route linking Florence to

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. The church was dedicated to St Andrew the apostle. The first documentation we have of the building are from 1276, and until the 18th-century, the church was subsidiary to the parish of San Martino a Brozzi. A major reconstruction occurred in 1365; however, the church underwent a number of refurbishments over the centuries under the patronage of the Mazzinghi and Tornaquinci families. The church was once surrounded by an orchard. In the 19th century the facade loggia was re-erected. But by 1919, the church was used as a warehouse for agricultural products. In 1934, the church restoration began under the engineer Alfredo Barbacchi. During World War II, the bell-tower was razed, damaging the rear of the church. The church suffered during the 1966 flood of the Arno; this led to the removal of many of the works of art, including frescoes to the adjacent museum. To add to the injury, the bell-tower and walls were affected by an accidental fire in 5 April 1979. The interior of the church is more sparse now with some of the works moved to the ''Museo di Arte Sacra di San Donnino a Campi Bisenzio'', located in the adjacent cloister.

Artworks

The holy water font (15th) century is sculpted in marble. The baptismal font is modern. A wall altar with a stone arch has 15th-century frescoes of the ''Baptism'' by

Davide Ghirlandaio Davide Ghirlandaio (1452–1525), also known as David Ghirlandaio and as Davide Bigordi, was an Italian painter and mosaicist, active in his native Florence. His brothers Benedetto Ghirlandaio (1458–1497) and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449–14 ...

and a ''Madonna and Saints'' by

Domenico Ghirlandaio Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (, , ; 2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio, also spelled as Ghirlandajo, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Ghirlandaio was part of ...

. The main tabernacle dates from the 15th-century. The main altar was a painted 15th-century crucifix by Giovanni di Francesco. A door on the right opens to the sacristy. on the right wall is a 15th-century triptych, depicting an ''Annuciation with Saints Eustache and Anthony Abbott'' by the school of Dal Ponte. The museum displays the 15th-century stone pulpit. An altarpiece depiction ''God the Father with Angels'' (1480) and an ''Enthroned Madonna and Child'' by Giovanni Botticini. A fresco depicts ''Saints Sigismond and Albert'' (1520) attributed to the school of

Raffaellino del Garbo Raffaellino del Garbo (1466 – 1527) was a Florentine painter of the early Renaissance. Biography His real name was Raffaello di Bartolomeo dei Carli. He was also known as Raffaello Capponi after his adoptive family. The appellation "del Garb ...

. The museum also has a ''Madonna of the Rosary with Saints'' attributed to

Matteo Rosselli Matteo Rosselli (10 August 1578 – 18 January 1650) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Counter- Mannerism and early Baroque. He is best known however for his highly populated grand-manner historical paintings. Biography He first app ...

.Comune of Campi Bisenzio
entry on church.

References

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