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pieve+di+santa+maria+vicopisano Latitude and Longitude:

43°42′01″N 10°35′00″E / 43.70025°N 10.58339°E / 43.70025; 10.58339
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Facade of church

Santa Maria is the Roman Catholic, Romanesque-style church, located on Via Moricotti #2 in the town of Vicopisano in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. [1]

History

This stone church was originally outside the walls of the nearby castle, the Rocca di Vicopisano, hence its description as a pieve or rural parish. Documents make note of a church of this name in Vicopisano by the year 934. The church facade has walled up arches and geometric and floral decorations; while the interior is simple. It has a central nave and two aisles, separated by re-used Ancient Roman columns with Romanesque capitals. The church layout we see today likely dates to the 11th century. The windows are tall and narrow.

The main altar has a wooden sculptural group depicting a deposition from the cross, whose dating is attributed to the 13th-century. At one time the wood was painted. Traces of 13th-century frescoes were discovered behind stone side altars that flanked the aisle. [2]

References

  1. ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia, part. 2. Provincia di Massa e Carrara, Luca, Pisa, Livorno, by Gustavo Strafforello (1896); page 194.
  2. ^ Vicopisano Turismo.


43°42′01″N 10°35′00″E / 43.70025°N 10.58339°E / 43.70025; 10.58339



pieve+di+santa+maria+vicopisano Latitude and Longitude:

43°42′01″N 10°35′00″E / 43.70025°N 10.58339°E / 43.70025; 10.58339
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Facade of church

Santa Maria is the Roman Catholic, Romanesque-style church, located on Via Moricotti #2 in the town of Vicopisano in the province of Pisa, Tuscany, Italy. [1]

History

This stone church was originally outside the walls of the nearby castle, the Rocca di Vicopisano, hence its description as a pieve or rural parish. Documents make note of a church of this name in Vicopisano by the year 934. The church facade has walled up arches and geometric and floral decorations; while the interior is simple. It has a central nave and two aisles, separated by re-used Ancient Roman columns with Romanesque capitals. The church layout we see today likely dates to the 11th century. The windows are tall and narrow.

The main altar has a wooden sculptural group depicting a deposition from the cross, whose dating is attributed to the 13th-century. At one time the wood was painted. Traces of 13th-century frescoes were discovered behind stone side altars that flanked the aisle. [2]

References

  1. ^ La patria; geografia dell' Italia, part. 2. Provincia di Massa e Carrara, Luca, Pisa, Livorno, by Gustavo Strafforello (1896); page 194.
  2. ^ Vicopisano Turismo.


43°42′01″N 10°35′00″E / 43.70025°N 10.58339°E / 43.70025; 10.58339



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