{"id":14812,"date":"2025-05-19T09:36:58","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/priory-of-san-lorenzo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T10:27:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T09:27:32","slug":"priory-of-san-lorenzo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitmontelupo.it\/en\/priory-of-san-lorenzo\/","title":{"rendered":"Priory of San Lorenzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;4&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;142455&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; style=&#8221;dark&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;895385&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; text_transform=&#8221;uppercase&#8221; sub_reduced=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;519742&#8243; subheading=&#8221;One of the oldest buildings in town&#8221;]Priory of San Lorenzo[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;165909&#8243; row_height_pixel=&#8221;500&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; back_image=&#8221;14813&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;971631&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;1200&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;14813&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; desktop_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; medium_visibility=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;892190&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; position_vertical=&#8221;middle&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-489713&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;829228&#8243; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;536306&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Uptown, in the heart of the fortified area of Montelupo, you will find the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, now known as the Priory of San Lorenzo, after the Brotherhood of San Lorenzo that the church hosted in the 16th century.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;105424&#8243;]After several construction phases between the 13th century and the mid-14th century, the church was expanded in the 16th century. The current facade features the typical Romanesque gabled structure and a 14th-century pietra serena portal, over which you can spot a brick lunette with visible fresco remains. Inside, wooden trusses cover the ceiling, the walls are fully plastered and in the apse, carved within the tower, visitors can see the frescoes by Corso i Buono from 1284, which depict the Redeemer with Cherubs and the Miracle of San Giovanni Evangelista.<br \/>\nSome of the remarkable standouts of the Church include also two Gothic tempiettos from 1408 near the entrance and the chapel dedicated to San Nicola da Bari on the side, covered in fresco paintings from 1419, which tell the story of the Saint and display the typically Florentine Late Gothic style of Piero di Chiellino, the artist behind these beautiful artworks.<br \/>\nIn 1785, the name of San Giovanni Evangelista and its furnishings were transferred to the Dominican convent of San Niccol\u00f2, and the church became a cemetery.<br \/>\nAround it are the remains of the ancient castle of Montelupo and a viewpoint from which you can admire the panorama of the entire Lower Valdarno.<br \/>The monument can be visited from the outside, or during exhibitions and events.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;216445&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;837398&#8243;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; align_horizontal=&#8221;align_center&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;237849&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;800&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-121623&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h4&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;152080&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;]Visit Montelupo[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_weight=&#8221;400&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;581490&#8243;]Check out our itineraries to discover the city and the history of ceramics[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;144976&#8243;]Discover the heart of Tuscan ceramics among museums, workshops, public art, and authentic views. 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