Description
The Church of San Rocco is a small Baroque church on Piazza dei Cavalieri, in Pisa, born of a thanksgiving: some Pisan families had it rebuilt between 1630 and 1634, to a design by Cosimo Pugliani, for the end of a plague.
Inside, the frescoed vault with Saint Roch healing plague victims is attributed to Francesco Venturi. The large 13th-century wooden Volto Santo is striking; on the high altar are a 16th-century crucifix and a 15th-century Madonna and Child in painted terracotta.
On an altar on the left is the altarpiece with Saint Roch attributed to Giovanni Antonio Sogliani. The niches still hold 13th-century decorations: the church stands on an older one, recorded since 1028.
Inside, the frescoed vault with Saint Roch healing plague victims is attributed to Francesco Venturi. The large 13th-century wooden Volto Santo is striking; on the high altar are a 16th-century crucifix and a 15th-century Madonna and Child in painted terracotta.
On an altar on the left is the altarpiece with Saint Roch attributed to Giovanni Antonio Sogliani. The niches still hold 13th-century decorations: the church stands on an older one, recorded since 1028.