Santi Apostoli

Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli

The Romanesque church of Santi Apostoli is one of the oldest churches of the city. According to legend it was founded by Charlemagne but documents state it in 1075.

It stands very close to the Roman baths in the attractive Piazza del Limbo, where babies were buried (limbo) in very old times. Inside the church fine marble columns and capitals; a tabernacle of the Sacrement by Giovanni della Robbia.

At the beginning of the left nave, in a niche, visitors can see the three flints putatively from the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, linked to the ceremony of the Scoppio del Carro (explosion of the cart) and the lighting of fireworks.

 

Photo credits: comune di Firenze
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Chiesa dei Santissimi Apostoli

Chiesa dei Santissimi Apostoli

Piazza del Limbo 1, Firenze

Details
Comune
City:
Firenze 
Address
Address:
Piazza del Limbo 1, Firenze
Opening hours
Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
from 09:30 to 12:00
from 16:00 to 19:00
Sunday from 18:15 to 19:00
Tipo gestione
Management:
churches 
Accessibilita
Accessibility:  inaccessible