Church of San Romolo | Colonnata

The church rises in the hamlet of Colonnata, in the municipality of Sesto Fiorentino. Originating in the 13th century, it was renovated in 1620. The most interesting aspect of this church is its proximity to the Ginori porcelain manufacture in Doccia, currently moved to Sesto.

The art of porcelain is the one decorating the interior of the church, with some highlights: the large tabernacle, a small temple with two small blue Louis XVI style columns and the porcelain small door, miniated by Giovan Battista Fanciullacci; the large Crucifix in white porcelain, taken from a model by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, dating to 1783. 

But the most prestigious piece of the church is the porcelain altar. Made in 1783, it is the largest sized piece created in Doccia at that time. The masonry structure is entirely covered in porcelain tiles on which festoons, frames, cornucopias have been glued.
The whole altar complex is attributed to Giuseppe Ettel.

The facade of the church is adorned with gravestones and porcelain decorations that are the work of the Manufacture.