San Bartolomeo in Pantano

Coordinates: 43°56′03″N 10°55′13″E / 43.9341°N 10.9202°E / 43.9341; 10.9202
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Interior.
The sculpted architrave of the portal.
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San Bartolomeo in Pantano is a

St. Bartholomew the Apostle. The pantano
of the name refers to the once marshy area in which the building was located.

History

The church and the adjacent

Marquises of Tuscany. In 1001, the Marquis Ugo the Great died in the abbey.[1]
The complex was first restored in the 12th century by Abbot Buono.

In 1433 the Benedictines, whose numbers had dwindled, were replaced by

Vallumbrosan Order, which remained here in 1810, the church then becoming a parish church.[2]

Description

The church gained its present appearance at the time of Buono in 1159, rebuilt in the Pistoiese Romanesque style. Characteristic of this style is the façade, divided into five compartments with arches supported by slender columns, and with a marble bichrome decoration. The portal in the facade is graced with notable Romanesque sculptures; the architrave has a row of standing individuals in togas, depicting "Jesus with the Twelve Apostles" (dated to 1167). Above are two male lions, one atop a guarding a recumbant man, the other atop a bird. Above the portal is a latin script.

The interior was much changed over the centuries, but a restoration held in 1951-1961 brought it to the original appearance. In the apse was found a Christ in Majesty between Saints and Angels from the late 13th century, attributed to

Manfredino d'Alberto. The pulpit sculpted in the mid 13th century by Guido da Como was also restored. The wooden crucifix in the high altar is from an unknown sculptor with a style resembling that of Giovanni Pisano
.

See also

References

  1. ^ Pistoia e il suo territorio: Pescia e i suoi dintorni : guida del forestiero, by Giuseppe Tigri, Pistoia (1853): page 190.
  2. ^ Tigri, page 191.

43°56′03″N 10°55′13″E / 43.9341°N 10.9202°E / 43.9341; 10.9202

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