San Tommaso delle Convertite, Pisa
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Church of San Tommaso delle Convertite | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Roman Catholic |
Province | Pisa |
Location | |
Location | Pisa, Italy |
Geographic coordinates | 43°43′19.08″N 10°24′0.76″E / 43.7219667°N 10.4002111°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Church |
Style | Gothic, Baroque |
Groundbreaking | 1160 |
Completed | 1758 |
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.[1]
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.