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Buildings

S. Simone

Affiliations (1 total)
  • parochial
Database ID 73

Location

Alternate Names

  • Chiesa dei Santi Simone e Giuda
  • Oratorio dei Santi Simone e Giuda Taddeo
  • S. Simonis

Dates

February 8th, 1192 (n.s.) a
July 2nd, 1209 to 1243 b
construction
1446 c
1621 d
1630 to September 26th, 1665 e
renovation

Affiliated Groups (2 total)

popolo di S. Simone
1115 to 1818 f
monaci della Badia Fiorentina
1100s to 1818 g

Spaces (4 total)

Memorials (54 total)

Memorialized Groups (38)

35 Families (click to expand)

Memorialized Individuals (19)

Sources (5 total)

ASF, Corp. Rel. Soppr. GF, 78, 386: Badia, Privilegiorum pp. 30-33
G. Fanelli, Firenze, architettura e città, atlante pp. 9-10
ASF, Manoscritti, 628, Sepoltuari da Francesco della Foresta pp. 1034-51
ASF, Manoscritti, 624, Rosselli, Sepoltuario Fiorentino, 1657 (copy) pp. 543-54
R. B. Litchfield, Online Gazetteer sq. 38, no. 2

Notes

  • [a] long-term leases of vineyards by Badia of Florence mention the church, which the lessees are required to join as parishioners and be buried therein
  • [b] blessing of first stone of larger church undertaken by Gherardo, monk and treasurer of the Badia; dedication plaque
  • [c] inventory
  • [d] elevated to status of priory by Archbishop Alessandro Marzimedici, though still under auspices of Badia
  • [e] work of Gherardo Silvani
  • [f] San Simone was named as one of 36 parrocchie among the original 48 parishes established at the start of the commune.
  • [g] chose rectors for S. Simone