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[[File:Santa_maria_assunta.jpg|thumb|Santa Maria Assunta]] | [[File:Santa_maria_assunta.jpg|thumb|Santa Maria Assunta]] | ||
The church of [[Santa Maria Assunta]] (English: '''Assumption of Mary''', literally ''Saint Mary's Assumption'') was the name of the main church in | The church of [[Santa Maria Assunta]] (English: '''Assumption of Mary''', literally ''Saint Mary's Assumption'') was the name of the main church in [[San Gimignano]], [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]]. | ||
==Database Entry== | ==Database Entry== | ||
Referred to as the Duomo by locals, even through it doesn't deserve the title because the town has no bishop, Santa Maria Assunta was built in the 12th Century. | ''Referred to as the Duomo by locals, even through it doesn't deserve the title because the town has no bishop, 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 probably a smart move.''<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 09:38, 21 August 2011
The church of Santa Maria Assunta (English: Assumption of Mary, literally Saint Mary's Assumption) was the name of the main church in San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy.
Database Entry
Referred to as the Duomo by locals, even through it doesn't deserve the title because the town has no bishop, 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 probably a smart move.[1]
Trivia
- San Gimignano did once have its own bishop.[2]
- Santa Maria Assunta shares its name with many churches,[3] including one in real-life Monteriggioni. [citation needed]
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II
- ↑ Wikipedia article on the Collegiate Church of San Giignano (the modern name)
- ↑ List of churches consecrated to Santa Maria Assunta at Wikipedia