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of the life of St John the Baptist by Benedetto Buglioni; in
the chapel, a tabernacle for the conservation of the Eucharistic
host, made in 1637, and a 14th-century terracotta. In the sacristy
and in the priest's house are other interesting paintings, among
which is a 16th-century San Rocco and a Baptism of Christ from
17th-century Venetian school. Beyond the town cemetery is the
Villa Gamberaia, an ancient stone cottage that has been
thoroughly renovated into a habitation, together with the 13th-century
church of San Michele, which is no longer a piece of worship.
At Case Rignano, on the hill overlooking the town, there used
to be the Castle of Rignano, that cited in 1086. After
an initial expansion, it underwent a rapid decline, and was
incorporated into rural buildings. In the vicinity is the parish
church of San Leolino, an ancient (11th-century) settlement
and the only religious building located in the valley.
The other parish churches were all built at higher altitude.
Designed with three naves supported by powerful pillars, and
a perfectly preserved bell tower. Today it is divided into five
bays (two are Romanesque in layout; the others are the outcome
of the 18th-century restructuring).
The façade was redone after its collapse. Inside there remains
a fresco executed in 1330 depicting the Coronation of the Vergin.
The other works, however, have been collected in the parish
church of Rignano.
The church of Sant'Andrea, a 12th-century edifice with
a Neo-Romanesque façade, preserves an 18th-century painting
and a valuable 16th-century baptismal font. On one side, there
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A territory located in a prevalently
hilly zone, southeast of Florence in the Upper Valdarno, the country
town of Rignano Sull'Arno lies within the generous curve created by
the left bank of the river Arno. Probably a roman settlement (hence
the toponym), mention of Rignano begins in the year 1000, as town
that arose in the vicinity of the parish church of San Leolino, and
later as "ruined castle" in the 12th-century. The castle of Case Rignano
remains on the hill that overlooks the town. The development of the
current settlement probably owes itself to building the bridge over
the Arno. This bridge has marked the life of the town, and has often
been destroyed by floods, such as the floods of 1422, 1459, as well
as those of the 17th and 18th-centuries, which were particularly memorable.
It became a Commune in 1773, by the decision of the Grand Duke Pietro
Leopoldo, who formed the new entity of Rignano by dividing Pontassieve
into thirteen parishes. This was the birthplace of Lapo Castiglionchio,
the literary man Vespasiano da Bisticci, and the painter Ardengo Soffici.
Worth seeing: the modern parish church of the Immacolata
Concezione, which contains interesting works of art from San Leolino.
In the right nave is an Assumption by Matteo Confortini from 1623;
in the left nave, a 16th-century hexagonal baptismal font with terracotta
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Itineraries/Communes of Levante/Rignano sull'Arno
