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Santi Michele e Paolo is a medieval
A church at the site, dedicated to Saints Michael and Paul, is documented from the 13th century. The Archangel Michael, patron saint of high and inaccessible places, was patron of the town since 1540. Built inside the medieval walls, the present church was built in the 14th century. The church houses an organ from 1604, a 16th-century altarpiece depicting ''St Sebastian'', and a small canvas depicting the ''Madonna della Cintola'', (Madonna of the Girdle), attributed to Commune of Montieri
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Roman Catholic
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church in the small town of Montieri
Montieri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about north of Grosseto.
Among the churches in the town is the 14th-century church of Santi Michele e Paolo w ...
, region of Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
, Italy
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History and description
A church at the site, dedicated to Saints Michael and Paul, is documented from the 13th century. The Archangel Michael, patron saint of high and inaccessible places, was patron of the town since 1540. Built inside the medieval walls, the present church was built in the 14th century. The church houses an organ from 1604, a 16th-century altarpiece depicting ''St Sebastian'', and a small canvas depicting the ''Madonna della Cintola'', (Madonna of the Girdle), attributed to Taddeo Gaddi
Taddeo Gaddi (c. 1290, in Florence – 1366, in Florence) was a medieval Italian painter and architect.
He was the son of Gaddo di Zanobi, called Gaddo Gaddi. He was a member of Giotto's workshop from 1313 until the master's death in 1337. Acc ...
. The urn above the main altar contains the relics of the Blessed Giacomo Papocchi. The reliquary bust dates to 1670.website.
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