{"id":25124,"date":"2024-03-20T16:40:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T15:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.senzafiltro.it\/duomopienza\/itineraries-of-the-spirit\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T13:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T11:08:28","slug":"itineraries-of-the-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.duomopienza.it\/en\/itineraries-of-the-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Itineraries of the spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1708945215670{margin-top: -12px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h2\" style=\"text-align: left; margin-bottom: 20px;\">ITINERARIES OF THE SPIRIT<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 55px; height: 3px; background: #0075C0; text-indent: 9999px;\">1<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Places of faith but also places that tell the story of a neighbourhood, a village, a region. A journey of discovery exploring the rich architectural and artistic heritage that testifies to the devotion and the religious spirit of an entire people. An itinerary of the spirit and of faith, to rediscover one\u2019s inner self in the silence that reigns over the sites of this unique region.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;100px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715684888262{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.duomopienza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sanfra.jpg?id=24701) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1464181857087{padding-left: 78px !important;background-color: rgba(39,41,44,0.87) !important;*background-color: rgb(39,41,44) !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9d9ab {margin-top: 100px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9d9ab\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #fff;\">SAN FRANCESCO<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 63px; height: 3px; background: #0075C0; text-indent: 9999px;\">1<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9d9f4 {margin-top: 30px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9d9f4\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The church, which opens onto Corso Rossellino, is the sole surviving relic of medieval Corsignano. It was built by the Friars Minor in the 13th century, only a few years after St. Francis\u2019s death in 1226. The fa\u00e7ade, which reflects the austerity typical of the mendicant orders, has a single portal surmounted by a small round window or \u201coculus\u201d. The interior consists of a single nave with a wooden trussed beam roof, while the walls still have fragments of the frescoes that were the religious orders\u2019 way of offering the faithful depictions of stories from the Bible in order to educate them in their religion. The square chancel, lit by a large lancet window at the east end, is frescoed throughout with a cycle depicting twelve episodes from the Life of St. Francis, painted by two mid-14th century Sienese artists named Cristoforo di Bindoccio and Meo di Pero. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da20 {margin-top: 90px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da20\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715684897197{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.duomopienza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/santacateri.jpg?id=24710) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1464181857087{padding-left: 78px !important;background-color: rgba(39,41,44,0.87) !important;*background-color: rgb(39,41,44) !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da46 {margin-top: 100px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da46\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #fff;\">SANTA CATERINA<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 63px; height: 3px; background: #0075C0; text-indent: 9999px;\">1<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da68 {margin-top: 30px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da68\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The church of Santa Caterina, which was built in the 17th century, lies outside the city centre at the end of a panoramic avenue named after it. A walk down the avenue offers travellers the opportunity to admire the superb landscape of the Val d\u2019Orcia which, as a plaque situated along the avenue reminds us, is a recognised UNESCO World Heritage site. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The church\u2019s simple brick fa\u00e7ade belies the interior\u2019s richly decorated single nave with its superb stuccowork. The Baroque high altar hosts a 17th century canvas enclosing a fragment of a 14th century fresco of the Sienese school depicting the Madonna and Child, an object of intense devotion from time immemorial. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da88 {margin-top: 90px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9da88\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1715684906373{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.duomopienza.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cosignano.jpg?id=24714) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1464181857087{padding-left: 78px !important;background-color: rgba(39,41,44,0.87) !important;*background-color: rgb(39,41,44) !important;}&#8221;]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9daa6 {margin-top: 100px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9daa6\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"title-h2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #fff;\">PARISH CHURCH OF CORSIGNANO<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 63px; height: 3px; background: #0075C0; text-indent: 9999px;\">1<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><style>#thegem-divider-6a9a830a9dac3 {margin-top: 30px !important;}<\/style><div id=\"thegem-divider-6a9a830a9dac3\" class=\"gem-divider  \" style=\"\" ><\/div>[vc_column_text]<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Corsignano\u2019s ancient parish church, dedicated to St. Vitus and St. Modestus, stands in isolation in the countryside just outside Pienza. The church has a fa\u00e7ade with a pitched roof, blind arcading and an 11th century portal. The monumental cylindrical bell tower standing to the north of the church fa\u00e7ade can be dated to some time between the 10th and 11th centuries. The interior, comprising a nave and two side aisles, contains the old baptismal font in which tradition tells us Aeneas Silvius Piccolomini was christened. 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