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[[File:Santa_maria_assunta.jpg|thumb|250px|Santa Maria Assunta]]
The '''Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta''' is the main church in [[San Gimignano]].


[[File:Santa_maria_assunta.jpg|thumb|Santa Maria Assunta]]
Referred to as the ''{{Wiki|Duomo}}'' by the locals even though the town had no bishops, the church was built in the 12th century unlike the other churches in the city due to its lack of towers.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Database: Santa Maria Assunta]]</ref>
The church of [[Santa Maria Assunta]] (English: ''Assumption of Mary'' or ''Saint Mary's Assumption'') was the name of the main church in [[San Gimignano]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>


==History==
==Trivia==
Santa Maria Assunta was built in the 12th century. Shockingly, it has no tower, although in San Gimignano, the City of Towers, such an act of celibacy coming from a church was likely a smart move.
*Santa Maria Assunta shares its name with many churches, including one in modern [[Monteriggioni]].


==Trivia==
==Appearances==
*Santa Maria Assunta shares its name with many churches,<ref>[[wikipedia:List of churches consecrated to Santa Maria Assunta|List of churches consecrated to Santa Maria Assunta]] at Wikipedia</ref> including one in real-life [[Monteriggioni]].
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''


==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 10 December 2021

Santa Maria Assunta

The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta is the main church in San Gimignano.

Referred to as the Duomo by the locals even though the town had no bishops, the church was built in the 12th century unlike the other churches in the city due to its lack of towers.[1]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Santa Maria Assunta shares its name with many churches, including one in modern Monteriggioni.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]