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Buildings

S. Martino in Chinzica

Database ID 170

Alternate Names

  • Chiesa di San Martino, Pisa
  • S. Martino
  • S. Martino in Chinsica
  • S. Martino in Kinzica

Dates

1066 to 1076 a
1135 b
function
1332 to 1340 c
construction
1361 d
construction
May 12th, 1477 e
1607 to 1609 f
renovation
1785

Spaces (1 total)


Notes

  • [a] A document of 1066 notes the church of San Martino in Guatolongo in the Kinzica district of Pisa. It belonged to the Canons of Pisa Cathedral by 1076.
  • [b] The Pisan Canons gave the church to a group of clergy following the rule of St. Augustine.
  • [c] A new and larger church was built on the site with financial support from Bonifaccio Novello della Gherardesca, Count of Donoratico, who added convent buildings for a community of Poor Clares. At this time, the church oversaw the most populous parish in Pisa.
  • [d] A separate space in the church was built to accommodate the nuns' desire to remain in clausura while worshipping in the church, accessed directly from convent.
  • [e] The church was reconsecrated by Bishop Zaccaria Palmieri on May 12th, 1477.
  • [f] The church was significantly remodeled in the Baroque style.