San Tommaso delle Convertite, Pisa

Church of San Tommaso delle Convertite
Church of San Tommaso delle Convertite
Religion
Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Province	Pisa
Location
Location	Pisa, Italy
Geographic coordinates	43°43′19.08″N 10°24′0.76″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.

References

Le Maddalene penitenti, ossia le povere convertite dalla licenziosa vita alla onestà, erano raccolte in un monastero detto delle Convertite quote regarding a convent of the Convertite from Curiosità Romane, Parts 1-3 (1885) By Costantino Maes .

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[1] Le Maddalene penitenti, ossia le povere convertite dalla licenziosa vita alla onestà, erano raccolte in un monastero detto delle Convertite quote regarding a convent of the Convertite from Curiosità Romane, Parts 1-3 (1885) By Costantino Maes .