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San Giovanni Battista, Praiano

11th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in ItalyAmalfi CoastChurches in the province of SalernoRomanesque architecture in Campania
San Giovanni Battista, Praiano (exterior)
San Giovanni Battista, Praiano (exterior)

The Church of San Giovanni Battista (Italian: Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista) is a church located in the center of Praiano, a small comune located on the Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. Constructed in the Romanesque style, San Giovanni Battista has a rectangular plan and a vaulted ceiling, featuring Italian Baroque design elements on the inside. Dating back to the 11th–12th centuries, the church features a very well preserved maiolica flora- and fauna-inspired tiled floor and a pipe organ from Neapolitan organ masters.Located on a narrow lane, Via San Giovanni, from which it gets its name, San Giovanni Battista was once the main church of the surrounding area; however as the settlement grew in size, eight more churches were subsequently built. The first legal mention of the church was in a 1296 bill of sale, belonging to the patronage of a couple Amalfi families.

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Via Umberto I
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Campania, Italy
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