Santo Stefano alla Lizza

Santo Stefano alla Lizza
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Tuscany
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Location
Location	Italy
Municipality	Siena
Geographic coordinates	43°19′28″N11°19′38″E / 43.324344°N 11.327354°E / 43.324344; 11.327354
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	12th century
Completed	1671 – 1675, later reconstructions

Santo Stefano alla Lizza is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Gazzani, at the corner with La Lizza, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Overview

Predella by Giovanni di Paolo, St Stephen breast-fed by a doe

A Romanesque style building documented to exist since the 12th-century, was reconstructed in 1671–75. The façade is crowned with a tympanum with an oculus, and preceded by a flight of stairs in brick. The interior once housed a Madonna with child and Saints by Andrea Vanni and a complete predella by Giovanni di Paolo (six scenes from the Life of St Stephen with a central Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Bernard), now in the Baptistery of Siena. On the right altar was a Visitation by Rutilio Manetti (also in now kept in the Baptistery). The apse has a fragmentary Deposition by Antonio Buonfigli. ^[1]

Literature

• Toscana. Guida d'Italia (Red guide), Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2003. ISBN   88-365-2767-1

References

1. (in Italian) "The Places of Faith", Region Tuscany (section "Siena" (province); subsection "Siena", Page 6; Santo Stefano alla Lizza.

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