Chiesa del Quercecchio - San Gimignano, Italy - Roman Catholic Churches on Waymarking.com

"The church dates back to the sixteenth century and is the former seat of the brotherhood of Santa Fina .

The entire interior is decorated with motifs related to the end of the eighteenth century .

At the small church is attached to the Oratory of St. Francis with lunettes frescoed by Lorenzo Ciardi dating back to the turn of the seventeenth and the eighteenth century and depicting stories from the life of St. Francis .

The church now houses a small museum with a collection ornithological collection from Marchesa Marianna Panciatichi Ximenes d'Aragona Paolucci (1835 - 1919) (conventionally referred to as "collection Panciatichi"), dating from the early twentieth century ."

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Type of Church: Church Status of Building: Building converted to another use Date of building construction: 01/01/1500 Diocese: Volterra Address/Location: San Gimignano, Italy Relvant Web Site: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Dominant Architectural Style: Not listed Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed Archdiocese: Not listed

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