Santa Maria dei Servi (Siena)

The Basilica di San Clemente in Santa Maria dei Servi (usually just called Basilica dei Servi ) is one of the four basilicas in Siena, one of the three basilicas in the historic center.

Location

The basilica is located within the city walls of Siena at Piazza Manzoni. This is located in the third Terzo di San Martino in Contrada Valdimontone (Aries). To the church also belongs to the Convention, which was led by the Servites, and the resulting 1380 Oratorio della Santissima Trinità.

History

The basilica was built from the Chiesa di San Clemente, which was built around 1234 by the Order of the Servites. Brick supplies the city of Siena are documented (about 50,000 ) to support the expansion of the church from the year 1362. The consecration of the church took place on May 18, 1533 instead, it was to be finished until 1537. Church façade remained unfinished. From 1890 to 1901, the Basilica of Giuseppe Partini and Agenore Socini was restored. The Campanile dates from the 14th century and was completely restored in 1926. The basilica is part of the Archdiocese of Siena - Colle di Val d' Elsa - Montalcino. In the church, the relics of Francesco Patrizi are da Siena (1266-1328) and of Gioacchino da Siena ( to 1258-1305 ).

Works in the interior ( selection)

  • Alessandro Casolani: Adorazione dei pastori, 1581 originated
  • Coppo di Marco Valdo: Madonna del Bordone, 1261 emerged, the best known and only signed work by the artist
  • Bernardino Fungai: Incoronazione della Vergine e Santi
  • Giovanni di Paolo: Madonna della Misericordia, in 1431 originated
  • Rutilio Manetti: Nativity of Mary, in 1625 emerged, Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, 1602
  • Matteo di Giovanni: Strage degli Innocenti, 1491 originated
  • Lippo Memmi: Madonna del Popolo, 1325 originated
  • Astolfo Petrazzi: La Madonna e la peste di Siena
  • Lorenzo Rustici: Angeli
  • Created frescoes of the oratory, 1595-1601: Ventura Salimbeni
  • Sano di Pietro: Madonna col Bambino e Santi
  • Segna di Bonaventura: Madonna col Bambino (wood painting, 85 x 52 cm, 1319 originated )
  • Taddeo di Bartolo: Nativity of Mary, 1404 originated
  • Ugolino di Nerio: Cucifix ( Croce dipinto, dt painted cross, 401 x 244.5 cm, 2003 restored )
  • Raffaello Vanni: Scena di Clodoveo
  • Francesco Vanni: Annunciation, ca 1585 originated

Organ

The organ was built in 1925 by the organ builder Mascioni. The instrument is located behind the main altar. It has 19 stops on two manuals and pedal. The Spieltrakturen are mechanical, the Registertrakturen are electric.

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