Santo Stefano alla Lizza

Santo Stefano alla Lizza
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Region	Tuscany
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Location
Location	Italy
Municipality	Siena
Geographic coordinates	43.324344°N 11.327354°E / 43.324344; 11.327354
Architecture
Style	Baroque
Groundbreaking	12th century
Completed	1671 – 1675, later reconstructions

Santo Stefano alla Lizza is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via dei Gazzani, in the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino.

Overview

Predella by Giovanni di Paolo, St Stephen breast-fed by a doe

A Romanesque style building documented to exist since the 12th-century, was reconstructed in 1671–75. The façade is crowned with a tympanum with an oculus, and preceded by a flight of stairs in brick. The interior once housed a Madonna with child and Saints by Andrea Vanni and a complete predella by Giovanni di Paolo (six scenes from the Life of St Stephen with a central Crucifixion with Saints Jerome and Bernard), now in the Baptistery of Siena. On the right altar was a Visitation by Rutilio Manetti (also in now kept in the Baptistery). The apse has a fragmentary Deposition by Antonio Buonfigli.

Literature

• Toscana. Guida d'Italia (Red guide), Touring Club Italiano, Milan 2003. ISBN 88-365-2767-1

References

Media related to Santo Stefano alla Lizza at Wikimedia Commons