/ PLACES OF WORSHIP

/ Churches of San Giovanni de Fieri and San Bernardo, via Pietro Gori

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3901[/ITINERARI] [CORPO]On the remains of the ancient hospital of Osnello, mentioned for the first time in 1189, the new church of San Bernardo was built in 1444. Little remains of the small late-medieval oratory, since between…

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 14:52

/ Synagogue of Pisa, via Palestro

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3902 e 3913 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]Probably already in Roman times a small group of Jews lived in Pisa. The first documents mentioning their presence date back to the twelfth century, when traveller Beniamino da Tudela wrote…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 16:22

/ Church and bell tower of San Nicola, via Santa Maria

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3901 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] The construction of the building is prior to 1097. However, of the medieval style only the exterior and part of the façade remain today, since, starting from 1572, substantial restorations were carried…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:37

/ Church of SS. Vito and Ranieri

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3906[/ITINERARI] [CORPO]  The church, with the curiously domed bell tower that recalls Norman architecture, it is mentioned since 1051, but its appearance was very different at the time, as was its orientation. The façade was…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 16:48

/ Church of Santa Maria della Spina

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI]3901 e 3906[/ITINERARI] [CORPO]The construction of the church of Santa Maria della Spina, wanted by the rich Gualandi family, probably went hand in hand with that of the Novo bridge (1182), destroyed in the 15th century. The…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:45

/ Church of Santa Cristina

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI]3901 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] The first news dates back to the 8th century near the Roman bridge that connected the current Palazzo Blu, inside which traces of the 13th century pavement are still visible, to the church of Santa…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:42

/ Church of Santa Maria del Carmine

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI]3901[/ITINERARI] [CORPO]In front of the nineteenth-century façade stands the statue of Nicola Pisano, architect and master sculptor of the Italian thirteenth century, made by Salvino Salvini in 1862, originally located in the…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:17

/ Church of the Santo Sepolcro

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI]3901[/ITINERARI] [CORPO] The building, founded by the Hospitaller Knights of St. John of Jerusalem in the twelfth century, apperas to be slightly buried due to the elevations of the road surface in recent centuries. The…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:02

/ Church of San Michele in Borgo, borgo Stretto

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI]3901 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO] Built in 1016, the elegant façade is the result of works carried out between the 13th and 14th centuries and still shows similarities with the Buschetian style of the Cathedral, even if the trefoil…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:47

/ Church of San Frediano

[SEZIONE] [ITINERARI] 3901 [/ITINERARI] [CORPO]The style of Busketo, to whom the construction of the building is attributed, is clearly evident in the façade of the church, characterised by innovations similar to those present on the façade of the…

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 17:39