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Sant'Andrea Forisportam, Pisa

Coordinates: 43°42′58.17″N 10°24′19.98″E / 43.7161583°N 10.4055500°E / 43.7161583; 10.4055500
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Church of Sant'Andrea Forisportam
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic
Location
LocationPisa, Italy
Geographic coordinates43°42′58.17″N 10°24′19.98″E / 43.7161583°N 10.4055500°E / 43.7161583; 10.4055500
Architecture
TypeChurch
StyleRomanesque

Sant'Andrea Forisportam is a church building, now deconsecrated, in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy.

A church on the site is documented as early as 1104, the name deriving from its location outside a gate of the walls of medieval Pisa.

Ceramic detail of exterior.

The church served as a parish church until 1839, under the jurisdiction of the church of San Pietro in Vinculis. In that year, it was deconsecrated and used as a fish-market. In 1847, it became the chapter of the 'Union of the Sacred Heart of Holy Mary for the Conversion of the Sinful. The church was heavily damaged during World War II, and restored and reopened to the public in 1948. It is not longer consecrated, and is used for theatrical performances as site of Teatro Sant'Andrea. The simple structure consists of a central nave with two lesser flanking ones. The font is a copy of the original Islamic ceramic from the 11th century (now in National Museum of San Matteo, Pisa).

The capitals on the internal columns were derived from ancient Roman originals.