San Tommaso delle Convertite (Pisa)

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Via S. Tommaso, 2, 56126 Pisa PI, Italy

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N43° 43' 19.08" E10° 24' 0.76"   (43.721966666667, 10.400211111111) Start navigation »

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San Tommaso delle Convertite is a small church in Pisa, Italy.
Documents take note of a church adjacent to an annexed hospital in 1160. In 1610, the grand-duchess of Tuscany Christina of Lorraine, commissioned the convent to house rescued (converted) prostitutes, hence the name.The church and its façade were rebuilt in 1756-1758 by Camillo Marracci using designs by Ignazio Pellegrini. The church ceiling has the symbols of the patron, Christina of Lorraine.

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