San Giovanni dei Fieri (Pisa)

Church of San Giovanni dei Fieri

Basic information
Location	Pisa, Italy
Geographic coordinates	Coordinates: 43°42′47.72″N 11°24′10.77″E / 43.7132556°N 11.4029917°E / 43.7132556; 11.4029917
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Pisa
Architectural description
Architectural type	Church
Groundbreaking	12th century
Completed	1614

San Giovanni dei Fieri is an ancient church in Pisa, Italy, located on Via Pietro Gori on the left bank of the Arno.

In the 12th century it was known as San Giovannino. In 1614, the church was renovated by the architect Cosimo Pugliani. The church belonged to the Order of St John of Jerusalem, which also owned the church of Santo Sepolcro. The church currently belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The white marble façade recalls the churches of San Matteo and San Francesco in the same city.

Sources

Barsali, U.; Castelli, U.; Gagetti, R.; Parra, O. (1999). Storia e Capolavori di Pisa. Florence: Bonechi.
Donati, Roberto. Pisa. Arte e storia. Narni: Plurigraf.

Tourism in Pisa

Religious

Churches	Pisa Baptistery Pisa Cathedral S Andrea Forisportam S Antonio Abate S Apollonia S Caterina S Chiara S Cristina S Sepolcro S Domenico S Francesco S Frediano S Michele in Borgo S Giovanni dei Fieri S Paolo a Ripa d'Arno S Paolo all'Orto S Piero a Grado S Jacopo e Filippo S Stefano dei Cavalieri S Martino S Michele degli Scalzi S Sisto S Nicola S Maria della Spina S Zeno

Palaces

Landmarks

Piazzas

Museums

Gardens and parks

Orto Botanico

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.