{"id":9059,"date":"2023-08-24T14:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/amiata\/semproniano\/church-of-the-holy-cross\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:04:30","slug":"church-of-the-holy-cross","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/amiata\/semproniano\/church-of-the-holy-cross\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of the Holy Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9059\" class=\"elementor elementor-9059 elementor-5204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a280f4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a280f4d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64d0d2a\" data-id=\"64d0d2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e07a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7e07a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5220 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/maremma.name\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/449px-Interno_Oratorio_di_Santa_Croce_Semproniano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"440\">Church of the Holy Cross<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Built in the 12th century but restored in 1856 and 1957, the Romanesque facade of this church is rather plain. Cream and red terracotta stones give it an almost cottage-like look, and you can&#8217;t help but smile at the potted plants blooming by the door &#8211; lovingly tended by Semproniano&#8217;s pastor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But it is a completely different story when you go through the worn wooden doors. Beautifully polished trusses with a sense of grandeur cover the roof, and 18th-century black and white marble runs along the walls in a neo-Gothic style. It is quite spectacular and makes you wonder how such a magnificent and large church could have been squeezed into such a quaint exterior.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye out for the 16th-century depiction of the Pieta and a Renaissance character carved entirely in vivid green travertine.<br \/>The faded but still extremely expressive wooden crucifix, which also adorns the walls, was made in the Middle Ages and is honored every 25 years with a solemn one-day celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Matteo Vinattieri via Wikipedia Commons.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Church of the Holy Cross Built in the 12th century but restored in 1856 and 1957, the Romanesque facade of this church is rather plain. 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