Iglesia San Jacopo sopr'Arno - Florencia, Italia - Orthodox Churches on Waymarking.com

"La iglesia data probablemente de los siglos X-XI y fue construida en estilo románico dando nombre al pueblo que se formó a su alrededor. Giovanni Villani y Ricorno Malispini (siglo XIII) lo citan como ya existente en 1078, cuando se construyó el segundo círculo de murallas . En 1293, los nobles florentinos se reunieron en esta iglesia y decidieron oponerse a los "reglamentos de justicia" de Giano Della Bella , que los privaba de toda injerencia en el gobierno del estado.

La iglesia también era conocida porque su anterior, el 25 de julio, fiesta de San Jacopo (como se llamaba en Florencia al apóstol San Giacomo Maggiore ), organizó el Palio dei Navicelli en el Arno a sus expensas . De hecho, por la tarde, desde 1250, los barqueros disputaban la típica "regata" en el tramo de agua entre el Ponte Vecchio y el embalse de Santa Rosa a fuerza de vigorosos golpes de pértiga.. La salida de las barcas se efectuaba desde el lecho sobre el que aún sobresale el ábside de la iglesia sobre los salientes característicos, a la que los florentinos llaman cariñosamente la "iglesia del asno en el Arno" porque en tiempos de inundación cuando el sube el nivel del río, las aguas van impetuosas a mojar su parte absidal que se puede observar desde el puente de Santa Trinita."

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"The church probably dates from the 10th-11th centuries and was built in the Romanesque style giving its name to the town that formed around it. Giovanni Villani and Ricorno Malispini (13th century) cite it as already existing in 1078, when the second circle of walls In 1293, the Florentine nobles met in this church and decided to oppose the "regulations of justice" of Giano Della Bella, which deprived them of all interference in the government of the state.

The church was also known because its previous one, on July 25, the feast of San Jacopo (as the apostle San Giacomo Maggiore was called in Florence), organized the Palio dei Navicelli on the Arno at its own expense. In fact, in the afternoon, since 1250, the boatmen disputed the typical "regatta" in the stretch of water between the Ponte Vecchio and the Santa Rosa reservoir by force of vigorous blows of the pole. the bed on which the apse of the church still stands out on the characteristic projections, which the Florentines affectionately call the "church of the donkey in the Arno" because in times of flood when the level of the river rises, the waters are impetuous to wet its apsidal part that can be seen from the Santa Trinita bridge."

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Type of Orthodox Church: Don't know Type of Building: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of organization: 01/01/1542 Date of building construction: 01/01/1000 Diocese: Tarso y Adana Archdiocese: arquidiócesis greco-ortodoxa de Alepo y Alejandreta. Address: Borgo S. Jacopo, 34, Firenze, Toscana Italia 50125 Relevant Website: [Web Link] Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed

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