Santo Stefano alla Lizza | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Region | Tuscany |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino |
Location | |
Location | |
Municipality | Siena |
Geographic coordinates | 43°19′28″N11°19′38″E / 43.324344°N 11.327354°E Coordinates: 43°19′28″N11°19′38″E / 43.324344°N 11.327354°E |
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, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.
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]
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