Sacristy of Santo Spirito

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Sacristy of Santo Spirito, Octagonal Renaissance sacristy at Santo Spirito, Florence, Italy.

The sacristy features a rectangular architectural plan with elegant forms, clean lines, and balanced proportions that define early Renaissance design principles.

Giuliano da Sangallo constructed this ecclesiastical chamber in 1489, following the architectural innovations established by Filippo Brunelleschi throughout Florence.

The sacristy displays a wooden crucifix created by Michelangelo during his anatomical studies at the Santo Spirito convent hospital in the late 15th century.

This religious space stores liturgical objects and vestments for church services while allowing visitors to examine Renaissance architectural elements during opening hours.

The chamber houses a devotional painting of Saint Fiacre healing patients, commissioned by Christine of Lorraine, wife of Grand Duke Ferdinando I de Medici.

Location: Florence

GPS coordinates: 43.76746,11.24791

Latest update: March 9, 2025 09:59

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