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San Paolo, Pistoia

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59: 46:. The eclectic church facade sits near the intersection of four streets: Corso Silvani Fedi, Corso Giovanni Amendola, Via Porta Carratica, and Via del Can Bianco, about a block away along Silvani Fedi from the 84:. The bell-tower, much altered over the centuries, was occupied in the 15th century by the Cancellieri family in their battles with the Panciatichi family. A chapel once at its base was frescoed in 1348 by 72:
In 1143, the church was enlarged by creating the present nave running along a north to south axis. The work continued into the 14th-century. The exterior is characterized by a typical Tuscan blend of
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The first church at the site, built during the age of Lombard rule in 748, was a smaller temple, occupying the area of the presbytery, with an apse in the east. It was dedicated to St Blaise.
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was painted for the Franchi altar. Many of the members of the Forteguerri family were buried here, and of the Greek and Latin scholar Scipione Carteromaco (died 1515).
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Enthroned Madonna and Child and Saints Catherine, Appollonia, Mary Magdalen, Agnes, Paul, John the Baptist, Dominic, and others
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styles, with a polychrome decoration of the façade. Over the portal is a statue of St James, attributed to
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The interior has been largely turned into a Baroque one in the 17th and 19th centuries. A
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as St. Peter the Martyr. Two frescoes were painted by Alessio Gimignani. An
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Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni: guida del forestiero
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for the altar of the Marchetti family, nearby is a fresco with
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14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
92:. The chapel was torn down in the mid-19th-century. 131:. It is said the a figure in profile portrays 8: 34:church located on Via della Rosa #39 in 148: 63:Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints 16:Roman Catholic church in Tuscany, Italy 7: 175:Photo and description of the church 250:Romanesque architecture in Pistoia 245:Roman Catholic churches in Pistoia 14: 97:Madonna and St Cajetan in Glory 230:Churches completed in the 740s 1: 235:8th-century churches in Italy 266: 137:Assumption of the Virgin 123:. The main altar has an 105:St Agatha and St Eulalia 201:43.9306139°N 10.91861°E 109:Gerino Gerini (painter) 54:History and description 90:Bartolomeo da Giovanni 66: 24: 113:Immaculate Conception 111:. The altar with the 61: 22: 206:43.9306139; 10.91861 117:Michelangelo Anselmi 23:San Paolo in Pistoia 197: /  167:Churches in Pistoia 133:Girolamo Savonarola 225:748 establishments 67: 25: 121:Alessio Gimignani 257: 212: 211: 209: 208: 207: 202: 198: 195: 194: 193: 190: 179: 171: 159: 153: 101:Paolo di Matteis 86:Paolo di Stefano 265: 264: 260: 259: 258: 256: 255: 254: 215: 214: 205: 203: 199: 196: 191: 188: 186: 184: 183: 177: 169: 163: 162: 154: 150: 145: 99:was painted by 88:and in 1441 by 56: 17: 12: 11: 5: 263: 261: 253: 252: 247: 242: 237: 232: 227: 217: 216: 181: 180: 172: 161: 160: 147: 146: 144: 141: 115:attributed to 65:by Fra Paolino 55: 52: 48:Chiesa del Tau 32:Roman Catholic 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 262: 251: 248: 246: 243: 241: 238: 236: 233: 231: 228: 226: 223: 222: 220: 213: 210: 189:43°55′50.21″N 176: 173: 168: 165: 164: 157: 152: 149: 142: 140: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 93: 91: 87: 83: 79: 75: 70: 64: 60: 53: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 29: 21: 182: 178:(in Italian) 170:(in Italian) 151: 136: 124: 112: 104: 96: 94: 71: 68: 62: 38:, region of 27: 26: 204: / 129:Fra Paolino 219:Categories 143:References 74:Romanesque 192:10°55′7″E 28:San Paolo 82:Orcagna 40:Tuscany 36:Pistoia 78:Gothic 44:Italy 30:is a 119:and 76:and 127:by 107:by 221:: 50:. 42:,

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Roman Catholic
Pistoia
Tuscany
Italy
Chiesa del Tau

Romanesque
Gothic
Orcagna
Paolo di Stefano
Bartolomeo da Giovanni
Paolo di Matteis
Gerino Gerini (painter)
Michelangelo Anselmi
Alessio Gimignani
Fra Paolino
Girolamo Savonarola
Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni: guida del forestiero
Churches in Pistoia
Photo and description of the church
43°55′50.21″N 10°55′7″E / 43.9306139°N 10.91861°E / 43.9306139; 10.91861
Categories
748 establishments
Churches completed in the 740s
8th-century churches in Italy
14th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy
Roman Catholic churches in Pistoia
Romanesque architecture in Pistoia

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