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Chiesa dei Bigi

Coordinates: 42°45′42″N 11°06′50″E / 42.761602°N 11.113910°E / 42.761602; 11.113910
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Chiesa dei Bigi or Santa Chiara

The Chiesa dei Bigi (lit.'Church of the ash-greys'), once known as Santa Chiara, is a late Renaissance-Baroque-style, deconsecrated Roman Catholic church in the city of Grosseto, in Tuscany, Italy.

The small church is attached to a former Clarissan order-convent in the center of the town.

History

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It was consecrated in 1634 and was originally an oratory dedicated to St. Clare of Assisi, then assigned to the Company of the Saints Ludovico and Gherardo – called Bigi ("ash grey") after the colour of their clothes – in 1796.[1] The brick facade has a bell in the center of the tympanum.

It was abandoned in the early-20th century and restored by the Diocese of Grosseto in 1977. Along with the former convent, the church was then used for cultural activities by the Comune di Grosseto.[2] In 2019, both buildings were restructured in order to house the Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti.

See also

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References

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42°45′42″N 11°06′50″E / 42.761602°N 11.113910°E / 42.761602; 11.113910