Sant’Andrea Apostolo is a

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church located on Via dei Montanini 141, near the intersection with Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, in the terzo of Camollia, in the city of

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, region of

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, Italy.

History

The church was founded in 1175, and has undergone a number of reconstructions, including a major reconstruction in the 18th-century. It has a Romanesque belltower and the facade has balustraded stairs descending laterally at the entrance Along the left wall are bronze statues depicting ''Santa Rita'' and the ''Baptism of Christ'' by Bruno Buracchini. The main altar has a polyptych of the ''Coronation of the Virgin with Saints Peter and Andrew'' (1445) by

Giovanni di Paolo Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (''c.'' 1403–1482) was an Italian painter, working primarily in Siena, becoming a prolific painter and illustrator of manuscripts, including Dante's texts. He was one of the most important painters of the 15th cent ...

. Along the right side are the 15th-century frescoes attributed to

Martino di Bartolomeo Martino di Bartolomeo or Martino di Bartolomeo di Biago was an Italian painter and manuscript illuminator active between 1389 and 1434. He was one of his generation's principal painters of the Sienese School. From specific aspects of his early ...

. The stained glass windows were completed by Giorgio Quaroni.Guida di Siena e dei suoi dintorni
Enrico Torrini, editor; Siena, (1907); page 117.

References

12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy Roman Catholic churches in Siena Baroque architecture in Siena {{italy-church-stub