Rignano sull'Arno

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Rignano sull'Arno
Comune di Rignano sull'Arno
Coat of arms of Rignano sull'Arno
Location of Rignano sull'Arno
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UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
50067
Dialing code055
Patron saintSt. Leolinus
Saint dayNovember 12
WebsiteOfficial website

Rignano sull'Arno is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Florence.

Pieve (rural church) of San Leonino.

Main sights

  • Pieve of San Lorenzo a Miransù
  • Pieve di San Leonino, with a terracotta hexagonal attributed to Santi Buglioni
  • Monastery of Santa Maria a Rosano, allegedly founded in 780 but known from the 11th century. The church has kept some structures from the 12th century.
  • Church of San Pietro a Perticaia. It houses a wooden crucifix of the Florentine school (late 15th-early 16th century)
  • Church of San Michele a Volognano, included in a castle which is now a neo-Gothic villa. The church houses several artworks, included a late 14th century Madonna with Child by Lorenzo di Bicci, an altarpiece by Mariotto Albertinelli (1514) and the Madonna of the Cintola (c. 1520), attributed to the workshop of Andrea del Sarto, to Domenico Puligo or to Rosso Fiorentino.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
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