Santa Maria Assunta is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

parish church located in

Settignano Settignano is a ''frazione'' on a hillside northeast of Florence, Italy. The little '' borgo'' of Settignano carries a familiar name for having produced three sculptors of the Florentine Renaissance, Desiderio da Settignano and the Gamberini broth ...

, a frazione of

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in the region of

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, Italy.

Description

A church at this site was originally founded in the 12th century, but underwent a reconstruction in 1518. In 1595, two naves were added under the direction of Alessandro di Francesco Bandini. Among the ancient Florentine families who patronized the church were the Alessandri, Alamanni, Giugni, and Falconieri. The external facade is plain with only an early 16th-century terracotta with a ''Virgin and child with young St John''. Also in 14th century, a series of facial masks are embedded in walls. The interior contains a fresco of the ''Resurrection'' by

Maso da San Friano Maso da San Friano (1536–1571) was an Italian painter active in Florence. His real name was Tomaso D'Antonio Manzuoli. He was born in San Friano and died in Florence. Life and career He was born in Florence on 4 November 1531, in the area of ...

; in the chapel of the Holy Sacrament is a ''Last Supper'' (1615) by

Andrea Commodi Andrea Commodi (1560–1638) was an Italian painter of the early-Baroque period. Born in Florence, but mostly active in Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also t ...

. The church also has frescoes (1593) by

Santi di Tito Santi di Tito (5 December 1536 – 25 July 1603) was one of the most influential and leading Italian painters of the proto-Baroque style – what is sometimes referred to as "Counter-Maniera" or Counter-Mannerism. Biography He was born in Sa ...

also with a statue of Santa Lucia. The main altar has a 15th-century crucifix and the apse cupola frescoes were painted by Pier Dandini. A terracotta ''Madonna and Child with Angels'' by

Andrea della Robbia Andrea della Robbia (20 October 14354 August 1525) was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, especially in ceramics. Biography Born in Florence, Robbia was the son of Marco della Robbia, whose brother, Luca della Robbia, popularized the use of g ...

is housed in the church. It also houses a baptismal font (1745), a 15th-century ciborium, and a wooden pulpit (1602) whose design is attributed to

Bernardo Buontalenti Bernardo Timante Buonacorsi ( – June 1608), known as Bernardo Buontalenti () and sometimes by the nickname "Bernardo delle Girandole", was an Italian Scenic design, stage designer, architect, theatrical designer, Military engineering, military ...

and sculpture to

Gherardo Silvani Gherardo Silvani (14 December 1579 – 23 November 1675) was an Italian architect and sculptor, active mainly in Florence and other sites in Tuscany during the Baroque period. Biography His son Pierfrancesco also became an architect. He worked ...

. The church once had paintings by

Cigoli Lodovico or Ludovico Cardi (21 September 1559 – 8 June 1613), also known as Cigoli, was an Italian painter and architect of the late Mannerist and early Baroque period, trained and active in his early career in Florence, and spending the last ...

. Adjacent to the church is the Oratory of the Holy Trinity, with frescoes of the ''Adoration of the Infant Jesus'' by a pupil of Desiderio da Settignano. The piazza of the church has a statue dedicated to

Niccolò Tommaseo Niccolò Tommaseo (; 9 October 1802 – 1 May 1874) was a Dalmatian Italian linguist, journalist and essayist, the editor of a (''A Dictionary of the Italian Language'') in eight volumes (1861–74), of a dictionary of synonyms (1830) and other ...

by the sculptor Leopoldo Costoli.I dintorni di Firenze: nuova guida -illustrazione storico-artistica
By Guido Carocci; Tipografia Galletti e Cocchi, Florence; 1881; page 32. Image:Santa Maria Assunta a settignano 05.JPG, Interior Image:Santa Maria Assunta a settignano, interno 21 fonte battesimale del 1745 01.JPG, Baptismal font Image:Santa Maria Assunta a settignano, interno 29 ultima cena di andrea commodi, 1615.JPG, ''Last Supper'' by

Bibliography

*Francesco Lumachi, ''Firenze, nuova guida illustrata storica-artistica-aneddotica della città e dintorni'', Firenze, Società Editrice Fiorentina, 1929
Entry in "Luoghi della Fede", Regione Toscana Parish church of Santa Maria Assunta

References

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