Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano

The Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta or Duomo di San Gimignano is a Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, in Tuscany in central Italy. It contains important cycles of Renaissance frescoes by artists including Domenico Ghirlandaio, Benozzo Gozzoli, Taddeo di Bartolo, Lippo Memmi and Bartolo di Fredi. It falls within the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the "Historic Centre of San Gimignano", with its frescoes being described by UNESCO as "works of outstanding beauty".

Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta
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Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
DistrictArchdiocese of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusMinor basilica
Year consecrated1148
Location
LocationSan Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
Geographic coordinates43°28′04.4″N 11°02′33.8″E
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque
Groundbreaking10th century, present church early 12th century
Completed1468
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