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Pistoia as early as the 5th century, as it already had a bishop at that time. The location of such a building is however unknown: possible sites are those of the current cathedral, of the
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silver sheet, which was moved here in 1953. It was begun in 1287, when Andrea di Jacopo d'Ognabene was commissioned to make representations of the
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decorated the front part with two busts of prophets (1401). The other sides were decorated by Piero d'Antonio da Pisa and
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was commissioned to undertake the decoration of the
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