San Rocco, Pisa Explained

San Rocco
Location:Pisa, Italy
Religious Affiliation:Roman Catholic
Province:Pisa
Architecture Type:Church
Architecture Style:Baroque
Groundbreaking:1028
Year Completed:1634

San Rocco is a small Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church facing the Piazza dei Cavalieri in central Pisa, Italy.

History

The church San Pietro in Cortevecchia is mentioned in documents from 1028. In 1575, a near complete reconstruction occurred when the church was granted to the Company (Order) of Saint Roch (San Rocco). Architect Cosimo Pugliani added a new façade in 1630–1634. The Order of St. Rocco was suppressed in 1782, and the church soon fell under the care of the diocese, and another restoration occurred in 1899.[1]

The interior has frescos in the niches from the 13th century. The ceiling fresco of St Rocco protecting those affected with the plague is attributed to Francesco Venturi.[2]

The altar has a crucifixion from the 16th century and a Madonna and child from the 15th century in polychrome terracotta. On the altar on the left nave is a canvas of St Rocco attributed to Giovanni Antonio Sogliani.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pisa . Church of San Rocco PISA . 2022-03-06 . www.pisa.tours . en.
  2. Saving Our Past: A Race Against Time . World Monuments Fund.