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Santa Apollonia, Pisa

Coordinates:43°43′11.55″N11°24′5.73″E/ 43.7198750°N 11.4015917°E/43.7198750; 11.4015917
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Church of Santa Apollonia
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
ProvincePisa
Location
LocationPisa,Italy
Santa Apollonia, Pisa is located in Italy
Santa Apollonia, Pisa
Shown within Italy
Geographic coordinates43°43′11.55″N11°24′5.73″E/ 43.7198750°N 11.4015917°E/43.7198750; 11.4015917
Architecture
Architect(s)Mattia Tarocchi
TypeChurch
StyleBaroque
Groundbreakingbefore 1116
Completed1777

Santa Apolloniais a church inPisa,Italy.

Once calledSan Pietro a Schia,this church is known from documents from 1116, and a reconstruction in 1277. In 1777, the Pisan architectMattia Tarocchireconstructed the church inBaroquestyle. The interior houses the altar and stucco and mural decorations by Tarocchi, and paintings byAurelio Lomi,Pandolfo Titi,and the 19th-century painterGiuseppe Bacchini.

Sources

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