{"id":9124,"date":"2023-08-25T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T12:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/grosseto-and-the-coast\/grosseto\/cathedral-of-st-lawrence\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T11:05:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T10:05:15","slug":"cathedral-of-st-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/grosseto-and-the-coast\/grosseto\/cathedral-of-st-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Cathedral of St. Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\"\"Cathedral of St. Lawrence
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The Cathedral of Grosseto is the direct heir to the mother church of Roselle, the original seat of the diocese, dedicated to St. Lawrence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It arose on the remains of the older Pieve di Santa Maria, recorded as far back as the 11th century, designed by the Sienese architect Sozzo da Rustichino; the date of the start of work is 1294, but the church as we see it today is the outcome of numerous interventions, work interrupted and resumed, which lasted until 1800. After an initial interruption, a few years after work began, linked to the revolt of the Abbots of Malia, it resumed around 1340 by masters of the Duomo Nuovo of Siena, but was not completed until the 1400s. In 1402 would date the beginning of the construction of the bell tower, for the realization of which Domenico di Francesco da Montemerano waited.
Following some collapses in the presbytery area in 1535, it underwent heavy reconstruction beginning in 1540, with the intervention of Anton Maria Lari, who was also engaged in working on the fortifications in the area: the south side was completely redone, the nave raised and the dome added.
In 1644, restorations were made to the altar of Our Lady of Grace and the altarpiece contained therein, which is partially repainted, due to damage caused by moisture; also dating from the 17th century was the creation of the present high altar, designed by Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli (1639-1714).
In 1715 a relic of St. Lawrence was purchased to be placed in the Cathedral, which, although dedicated to the saint, had none.
In the first half of the 19th century, the 14th-century facade, which remained interrupted at the height of the portal, was completed, using stones from the same quarries used in ancient times; in the climate of neo-Gothic revival that characterized the period, some sculptures in the style were also carved. Also in the 1800s, following the same criteria, the interior was also completely redone, among other things eliminating the Baroque altars leaning against the walls. Until 1938 San Lorenzo was the only parish in Grosseto.<\/p>\n

TO BE SEEN : <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gothic-style fa\u00e7ade is original only up to the height of the portal, the upper part was built only in the 1800s; the statues depicting the symbols of the Four Evangelists, on the other hand, are of the 14th-century Sienese school; the gallery is largely 19th-century, but retains some original capitals and small columns. On the southern side, the two large windows with their sculptural apparatus, the saint in the niche between them and the pillars of the main door are 14th-century; the upper part of the portal sculpted by Leopoldo Maccari (c. 1897), inspired by real existing works of the 14th-century Sienese, is 19th-century.
Inside, notable a small group of 15th-century works. To Antonio Ghini are due the baptismal font (1470), where appear the coats of arms of Siena, Grosseto and Salvatore di Lemmo da Castellammare, who commissioned the work on behalf of the Opera del Duomo, and the altar\/chapel of the Madonna delle Grazie (1474); inside this is the altarpiece with the Assumption (popularly called the “Madonna delle Grazie”) by Matteo di Giovanni (c. 1475); still fifteenth-century, though heavily restored in 1865 and 1943, are the two stained-glass windows on the south side, with figures of saints, designed by Benvenuto di Giovanni; while a wooden Crucifix is owed to a 1441 bequest of the Bishop of Grosseto Cardinal Antonio Casini, for the construction of the Chapel of the Crucifix, rebuilt in the nineteenth century
monumental (m 1.80 x 1.40) attributed to Vecchietta.
The stoup, on the other hand, is a work dated 1506 and donated by Gerolamo Vantaggioli of Siena, possibly to be attributed to the school of Antonio Federighi (Siena, 1420-1483).<\/p>\n

HOW TO REACH IT :<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Cathedral is located in Piazza del Duomo, in the pedestrian area of Grosseto’s historic center, a short distance from Porta Corsica.<\/p>\n

IN THE SAME AREA YOU CAN ALSO VISIT:<\/strong><\/p>\n


\n Maremma Museum of Archaeology and Art.<\/a>
\n<\/strong>;
\n Museum of Natural History<\/a>
\n<\/strong>;
\n Church of St. Peter<\/strong>
\n<\/a>, Medici Walls<\/p>\n

IF YOU LIKED GROSSETO CATHEDRAL YOU CAN ALSO VISIT:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Paganico (km 26);
\n Cathedral of Orbetello<\/a>
\n<\/strong> (44 km);
\n Church of San Giorgio in Montemerano<\/a>
\n<\/strong> (51 km);
\n Cathedral of San Cerbone<\/a>
\n<\/strong> in Massa Marittima (53 km).<\/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":"

Cathedral of St. Lawrence The Cathedral of Grosseto is the direct heir to the mother church of Roselle, the original seat of the diocese, dedicated to St. Lawrence. It arose on the remains of the older Pieve di Santa Maria, recorded as far back as the 11th century, designed by the Sienese architect Sozzo da […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":8745,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"iawp_total_views":103,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9124","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9124\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maremma.name\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}