- San Frediano in Cestello
San Frediano in Cestello is a church in the
Oltrarno section ofFlorence ,Tuscany , Italy.The name "cestello" derives from the
Cistercians who occupied the church in 1628. Previously the site had a 1450s church attached to the cloisteredCarmelite convent of "Santa maria degli Angeli".In 1680-1689, the church was rebuilt on the designs of
Gherardo Silviani andGiulio Cerutti . The imposing cupola and bell tower added in 1689 byAntonio Maria Ferri .In the former convent of the site lived and died Saint
Magdalena de Pazzi (1566-1607), born to a noble Florentine family. She was renown for her ecstasies, during which she had visions of the divine will favoring church reforms. She was canonized by 1662. Her body was transferred to the church in central Florence that bears her name.The interior is frescoed with a "Glory of the Magdalen and Virtue" (1702-1718) by
Antonio Domenico Gabbiani . The cloisters contain a statue of "St. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi" (1726) byAntonio Montauti and a "St. Bernard of Clairvaux defeats the devil" (1702) byGiuseppe Piamontini (1702). The latter cloister was designed by Gherardo and Piefrancesco Silvani.The refectory has a "Last supper" and a painting by
Bernardino Poccetti . In the transept is a "Madonna in glory with saints" byFrancesco Curradi and a painting of a "Crucifixion with saints" and "Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" (late 15th century) byJacopo del Sellaio . In the third chapel to the left, is a polychrome wooden "Maddona and child" (1350) by a follower of Nino, the son ofAndrea Pisano , and frescoes of the "Scenes from the life of the founder of the Cistercian order" (1688-1689) byPier Dandini .References
*cite book | first= Eve|last= Borsook| year=1991| title= "The Companion Guide to Florence"| publisher= Harper Collins| editor= Vincent Cronin (general editor)| id=ISBN 000215139-1 | url= | authorlink= |pages= page 322
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