San Romolo is a Romanesque-style,

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or parish church located in the frazione of Gaville, within the town limits of

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, region of

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, Italy. This church was originally erected between 1007 and 1070, and was encompassed by walls of a castle of the Ubertini family. The church is dedicated to St Romulus. The church had a major refurbishment in the 18th century, but subsequent attention attempted to restore it to the original Romanesque core. The building was heavily damaged during World War II, and restored from 1947 t0 1968 using mainly the original stone. The interior columns of the church have Romanesque capitals. In the left nave, is a fresco depicting the ''Annunciation'' by the studio of Ghirlandaio while on the right the frescoe once in the lunette of the facade is attributed to 15th century Sienese painters.Musei Italia online

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