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Buildings

S. Gallo

A church dedicated to the hermit monk San Gallo (St. Gall) is known to have existed since 1218, giving its name to the nearby Porta and via San Gallo. It formerly stood in the area now occupied by the Piazza della Libertà. It was attached to a small pilgrims' hospital endowed by Guidalotto di Volto dell'Orco and his wife Bernardesca. By the 15th century the church was run by Augustinian Hermits and known for sermons by humanist Fra Mariano da Gennazzano, Savonarola 's adversary. Lorenzo de' Medici hired architect Giuliano Giamberti to expand the church and build a monastery next to it. According to Vasari, Lorenzo was so impressed that he nicknamed Giuliano "il Sangallo." Various members of the Giamberti also used the name da Sangallo.

Affiliations (1 total)
  • Augustinians (OSA)
Database ID 134

Location

Florence, Tuscany, Italy a
circa 1218 (date is approximate) to 1529 b

Alternate Names

  • Chiesa degli Agostiniani di San Gallo
  • Chiesa di San Gallo

Dates

1218
1487 to 1488 c
renovation
circa 1529 (date is approximate)
 destruction

Affiliated Groups (2 total)

agostiniani di San Gallo
1487 to 1529
Medici
1487 to 1530

Spaces (2 total)

Memorials (1 total)

Notes

  • [a] See F. W. Kent, “New Light on Lorenzo de’ Medici’s Convent at Porta San Gallo.” The Burlington Magazine 124, no. 950 (1982): 292–94.
  • [b] The church and monastery of San Gallo in Florence were destroyed in Siege of Florence in 1529
  • [c] As noted in a letter dated August 21st, 1488 from ser Bartolomeo to his uncle Benedetto, Lorenzo de'Medici sponsored the rebuilding of San Gallo as an Augustinian hermitage.