Chiesa dei Bigi
The Chiesa dei Bigi (lit. 'Church of the ash-greys'), once known as Santa Chiara, is a late Renaissance-Baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the city of Grosseto, in Tuscany, Italy.
The small church is attached to a former Clarissan order-convent in the center of the town.
History
[edit]It was consecrated in 1634 and was originally an oratory dedicated to St. Clare of Assisi, then assigned to the Company of the Saints Ludovico and Gherardo – called Bigi ("ash grey") after the colour of their clothes – in 1796.[1] The brick facade has a bell in the center of the tympanum.
It was abandoned in the early-20th century and restored by the Diocese of Grosseto in 1977. Along with the former convent, the church was then used for cultural activities by the Comune di Grosseto.[2] In 2019, both buildings were restructured in order to house the Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tourism site for Tuscan region.
- ^ Comune of Grosseto tourism entry.
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