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Santa Lucia sul Prato

Santa Lucia sul Prato, Neoclassical church in Florence, Italy.

Santa Lucia sul Prato is a church on via di Santa Lucia in Florence's historic centre, given its neoclassical appearance between 1838 and 1885. The building is roughly a cube, with width, depth and height nearly equal. A single nave is crossed by two side chapels to form a Latin-cross plan, and the slightly raised presbytery holds the white marble high altar. A wooden entrance vestibule opens onto the nave, above which a small gallery supports the organ pipes.

Santa Lucia sul Prato dates to the 13th century and was granted in 1251 to the Umiliati friars, who sought a site near the Arno for wool working, close to their main Florentine house at Ognissanti. In 1547 the Florentine Signoria gave it to the Canons Regular of San Salvatore, called scopetini, as compensation for the demolition of San Pier Gattolino. They renovated it and kept patronage until 1703, when the Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul took over; in 1720 it passed to secular clergy under the Torrigiani, and between 1838 and 1885 it took its present neoclassical form.

The church serves as a gathering place for the Catholic community of Florence, where residents participate in regular worship and celebrations. Its neoclassical design creates a solemn setting that emphasizes clarity and simplicity in religious practice.

The church is generally open to visitors who wish to explore its architecture and interior at their own pace. Respectful silence and modest dress are appreciated, especially if services are in progress.

On the exterior wall a plaque records that an "imperator" won "proelando lapidibus" — fighting with stones — in 1594. This was the Imperatore del Prato, one of the goliardic leaders of Florence's festive "potenze". Near the corner with via Palazzuolo stands the Tabernacolo di Santa Lucia, a late-15th-century frescoed niche with a Pietà, Angels and saints, close to the circle of Francesco Botticini.

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43.77460,11.24358
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