Florence Sights

Chiesa di Santa Felicità

#90 of 569 things to do in Florence

#6266 of 49020 things to do in Europe

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  • Address
    • Piazza Santa Felicità
  • Hours
    • 9am-noon & 3.30-6pm Mon-Sat, noon-1pm Sun

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Lonely Planet review for Chiesa di Santa Felicità

Possibly founded by Syrian merchants as early as the 2nd century, the current church is largely a Renaissance construction. Its most extraordinary feature is Brunelleschi’s small Cappella Barbadori, which is adorned by frescoes by Jacopo Pontormo (1494–1557) of the Annunciation and a Deposition from the Cross, in garish reds, pinks and oranges. Note also that the Corridoio Vasariano passes right across the facade so the Medici could hear Mass like any good Christians, but without having to mix with the common folk.

 

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