San Gimignano in Provincia di Siena, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
Chiesa di San Bartolo
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Church of San Bartholomew
Inscription.
Anticamente intitolato a San Matteo, fu spedale dei Cavalieri di Gerusalemme. La chiesa fu riedificata nel 1173, ma la facciata θ da attribuire all'inizio del XIII secolo. Si tratta di un edificio interamente in laterizio a pianta trapezoidale con un'unica navata coperta a capriate. La facciata presenta lo schema assai diffuso di arcatelle di tipo pisano-lucchese disposte su due ordini e recanti un motivo di foglie stilizzate lungo il listello della ghiera. In basso si apre il portale nel cui architrave in pietra θ scolpita una croce gerosolimitana. In alto le arcatelle sono sorrette da semicolonne con capitelli e pulvini culminanti in un timpano.
Anciently dedicated to St. Matthew, it was a spedale run by the Knights Hospitalier. The church underwent complete reconstruction in 1173, whilst the front is early thirteenth-century. It is a brick building in a trapezoidal plan with a single truss-roofed nave. The facade exhibits the fairly-spread design of ornamental arches in the Lucca-Pisan fashion arranged in two tiers having a motif of stylized leaves along the listel of the arched lintel. The ornamental arches rest on semicolumns and dosserets ending in a gable. Below is the architrave of the portal with a Jerusalem cross carved in.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1173.
Location. 43° 28.113′ N, 11° 2.569′ E. Marker is in San Gimignano, Toscana (Tuscany), in Provincia di Siena. It is on Via San Matteo west of Via dei Marsili, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via San Matteo 50, San Gimignano, Toscana 53037, Italy. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Palazzo della Cancelleria / Chancellery Palace (a few steps from this marker); Luigi Pecori (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Adamo Borri (about 180 meters away); Leopold II (about 180 meters away); The Freeing of 72 Political Prisoners in 1944 (about 210 meters away); Il Convento di San Domenico / The Convent of San Domenico (about 210 meters away); Fra Giorlamo Savonarola (about 210 meters away); Olinto Ceccarelli (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Gimignano.
Also see . . . Chiesa di San Bartolo (Wikipedia). The page is in Italian. (Submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.


