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The Church of the Jail of Sant'Ansano, (イタリア語:Chiese delle Carceri di Sant'Ansano), also known as the Chapel or Oratory of Sant'Ansano in Castelvecchio, is a small, medieval, Roman Catholic religious building located on via Tommaso Pendola in the Terzo di Città of the city of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. Adjacent to the tower is the former Istituto Santa Teresa. ==History== The church or oratory was built in 1444 and consecrated in 1448.〔(Impegno per Siena ), ''La misteriosa "prigione" di Sant'Ansano'' (01 Dicembre 2012), article by Senio Ghibellini.〕 The design of the church is attributed to Pietro da Minella.〔(Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece ), Volume 1 page 14.〕 The church was used as an oratory for the Contrada of the Turtle (Tartuca) until 1663. The brick exterior remains asymmetric and unfinished with some round windows walled up. Over the entrance portal is a retouched fresco depicting the ''Madonna and Child with Saints Ansano and Caterina da Siena'' by Francesco Rustici. The oculus above the door has a 17th-century stained glass depicting the saint. Inside there are some remains of 14th-century frescoes. The main altarpiece depicts the ''Martyrdom of Sant'Ansano'' also by Rustici. His brother Vincenzo Rustici painted canvases with ''God the Father'' and an ''Annunciation''. There are a number of other sites dedicated to Sant'Ansano in the province, including a chapel in the cathedral, a sanctuary where he was buried, and a chapel where he escaped death by boiling.〔(Breve relazione delle cose notabili della città di Siena, ampliata e corretta ), by Giovacchino Faluschi, page 65.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carceri di Sant'Ansano, Siena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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