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Pisa: Santa Maria della Spina

1/8/2016

 
Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa
Santa Maria della Spina
The gloriously ornate 13th century church of Santa Maria della Spina takes its name from a thorn (spina), putatively part of Christ's crown of thorns, which it once housed. 

The small church once stood closer to the river. In 1871 it was dismantled and rebuilt at a higher level. 
Santa Maria della Spina, Pisa
Santa Maria della Spina

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