List of sacred buildings in Pisa

This list of sacred buildings in Pisa includes Christian churches and places of worship of other religious communities in the territory of the municipality of Pisa , Tuscany . Desecrated churches and the remains of former churches are also listed.

The following districts are listed: within the medieval city walls from 1155, which define the city center of Pisa until today, are the quarters of Santa Maria (north of the Arno , west), San Francesco (north of the Arno, east), and San Martino (south of the Arno , East) and Sant'Antonio (south of the Arno, west).

Districts directly adjacent to the city center in front of the former city gates are, starting from the north, clockwise: Porta a Lucca , Porta a Piagge , Porta Fiorentina , San Marco , San Giusto , Porta a Mare and Porta Nuova .

The districts mentioned here that lie further outside are starting from the north and clockwise: I Passi , Pratale , Pisanova , Cisanello , Riglione , Putignano , Oratoio , Sant'Ermete , Le Rene , Coltano , Calambrone , Tirrenia , Marina di Pisa , San Piero a Grado , Barbaricina , CEP and San Rossore .

Roman Catholic churches

Surname	image	District location	Remarks
Cappella di Sant'Agata		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 46.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 37.9"  E	First mentioned in writing in 1132, small octagonal chapel behind the church of San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno .
Sant'Anna		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 16.9 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 7.5 ″  E	Church of the Benedictine convent Conservatorio di Sant'Anna , built from 1406, consecrated in 1426. 1741–1747 redesigned in Baroque style. The church is part of the Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna building complex .
Sant'Antonio Abate		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 39.6 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 51.5"  E	Erected in the middle of the 14th century as the church of a monastery of the same name, remodeled in the 18th century. In the Second World War badly damaged. A mural by Keith Haring on an outbuilding .
San Apollinare		Barbaricina 43 ° 43 '0.8 "  N , 10 ° 22' 22.9"  E	Church in the western district of Barbaricina, mentioned from 1173. Demolished in 1782 and rebuilt, consecrated in 1784.
Santa Apollonia		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 11.8 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 5.7"  E	Erected in the 11th century in 1777, completely rebuilt. Former name of San Pietro ad Ischia .
San Bartolomeo		Putignano 43 ° 41 '45.8 "  N , 10 ° 25' 40.5"  E	Church in the south-eastern suburb of Putignano, formerly "San Salvatore", mentioned since the 11th century. In 2000 after structural damage except the bell tower was demolished and rebuilt in a modern way.
San Biagio in Cisanello		Cisanello 43 ° 42 '11.3 "  N , 10 ° 26' 12"  O	Mentioned from the 12th century, today's structure from the 13th century. Baroque renovations were reversed in 1913.
Cappella Sacrario ai Caduti di Kindu		San Giusto 43 ° 41 ′ 40.7 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 38.2"  E	Chapel near Pisa Airport , built in 1963 in memory of thirteen Italian pilots who died in 1961 on a humanitarian mission in Kindu, Congo.
Santa Caterina d'Alessandria		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 16.7 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 14.8"  E	Dominican church , mentioned since 1211, today's building built between 1251 and 1300, marble facade completed in 1326.
Santa Cecilia		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 6.2 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 11 ″  E	Erected from 1103 by Camaldolese monks , consecrated in 1107, completed in the 13th century
Santa Chiara		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 18 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 43.5 ″  E	Erected around 1277, alterations in the 17th century and 1886. Church of the Ospedale di Santa Chiara hospital .
Oratorio della Compagnia del Suffragio		Porta Nuova 43 ° 44 ′ 2.9 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 10.1"  E	Also San Gregorio ; Cemetery church, built in its current form 1804–1805.
Santi Cosimo e Damiano		San Marco 43 ° 42 ′ 9.2 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 19.8 ″  E	Consecrated in 1964.
Santa Cristina		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 56.6 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 59.4"  E	Parts of the apse from the 10th-11th centuries Century, rebuilt after being destroyed by floods in 1118. 1816 restoration and construction of the campanile. Catherine of Siena is said to have received her stigmata here in 1375 .
Santa Croce in Fossabanda		Porta a Piagge 43 ° 42 ′ 41.5 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 52.5"  E	Church and monastery built for Dominican women around 1325 , Franciscan monastery from the 15th century . The church is still used today by the Franciscans (OFM) ; the monastery is now a hotel.
San Domenico		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 40.3 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 57.7"  E	Erected in 1385 by Pietro Gambacorti as the church of a Dominican convent . 1724–1732 redesigned in baroque style. Badly damaged in the Second World War, today the Church of the Order of Malta .
San Donnino		San Giusto 43 ° 42 ′ 25.2 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 50.5"  E	Church of a monastery, built around 1303, first the Benedictines , from 1575 the Capuchins . Badly damaged in the Second World War, rebuilt in its present form between 1946 and 1950.
Sant'Elena		Le Rene 43 ° 40 ′ 22.3 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 34.2"  E	Erected around 1837.
Sant'Ermete in Orticaia		Sant'Ermete 43 ° 41 ′ 46.2 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 1.7 ″  E	Church in the southeastern suburb of Sant'Ermete. Tested since 1070, rebuilt in 1751 and 1838.
San Francesco		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 7.5 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 22 ″  E	Mentioned in 1233 as a Franciscan monastery church , today's building 1265–1270 by Giovanni di Simone , marble facade from 1603. Interior richly decorated in the 17th century, desecrated in 1863, refurbished as a church from 1901 onwards.
San Francesco di Tirrenia		Tirrenia 43 ° 37 ′ 37.6 "  N , 10 ° 17 ′ 33"  E	Parish church in the seaside resort of Tirrenia, consecrated in 1957.
San Frediano		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 4.9 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 57.7"  E	Mentioned from 1061, a typical Pisan Romanesque church. Interior rebuilt in baroque style.
San Giorgio ai Tedeschi		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 18.5 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 48.9 ″  E	Church near the Pisan Cathedral, built after 1316 in memory of the German soldiers who fell in the Battle of Montecatini (1315). Interior redesigned from 1722.
San Giorgio in Coltano		Coltano 43 ° 38 ′ 21.4 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 41.2"  E	Small church on the Coltano estate, built after the Second World War.
Battistero di San Giovanni		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 24.1 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 37.8 ″  E	Baptistery of the cathedral in Pisa, built from 1153 by Diotisalvi, continued by Niccolò Pisano and Giovanni Pisano at the end of the 12th century .
San Giovanni al Gatano		Porta a Mare 43 ° 42 ′ 37.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 12.3"  E	The church was founded in 1139, rebuilt in the 16th century, and 1839–1841. Destroyed in a bombing raid in 1943, rebuilt from 1956, consecrated in 1963.
San Giuseppe		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 17.1 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 6 ″  E	Founded in 1530 and consecrated in 1572 as the Church of the Women's Order of the Jesuats . Completely remodeled between 1707 and 1710.
San Giusto in Cannicci		San Giusto 43 ° 41 ′ 52.2 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 44.5"  E	Church in the southern suburb of San Giusto near Pisa airport , attested from 1147. Rebuilt in the 18th century and in 1833. Badly damaged in the Second World War.
San Gregorio Magno		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 5.3 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 58"  E	Next to the Church of San Frediano. Medieval origins, renovated in 1791 and 1850. Used by the Compagnia della Misericordia .
Santi Ippolito e Cassiano		Riglione 43 ° 41 '50.1 "  N , 10 ° 26' 55.2"  O	Church in the eastern suburb of Riglione, mentioned from 1119. Completely redesigned in the 18th century and consecrated in 1792. Rebuilt from 1946 after almost complete destruction in World War II.
Santi Jacopo e Filippo in Orticaia		Porta a Piagge 43 ° 42 '30.9 "  N , 10 ° 24' 53.3"  E	Documented from 1110 as the seat of the Augustinians . Rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.
San Lazzaro		Porta a Lucca 43 ° 43 ′ 27.7 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 7.1"  E	Erected in 1638 on the foundations of an older church (11th century).
Santa Lucia		Porta a Mare 43 ° 42 ′ 13.5 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 13.3"  E	Small church southwest of downtown.
San Lussorio		San Rossore 43 ° 41 ′ 36.3 "  N , 10 ° 20 ′ 36.5"  E	Church in Tenuta San Rossore Park , built in 1964.
Chiesa della Madonna dei Galletti		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 0.2 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 57.7 ″  E	Church on the north bank of the Arno, mentioned from 1227, rebuilt in the 16th century, facade from 1757.
San Marco alle Cappelle		Porta Fiorentina 43 ° 42 ′ 25.4 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 28.5"  E	Mentioned from 1153, the originally Romanesque church was built at the end of the 18th century. and rebuilt in the 1940s.
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 23.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 44.2"  E	Pisa Cathedral, the campanile is the Leaning Tower of Pisa . The building ensemble also includes the Baptistery and the Camposanto Monumentale .
Santa Maria Assunta		Marina di Pisa 43 ° 39 ′ 37.8 ″  N , 10 ° 16 ′ 45.8 ″  E	Erected 1896–1897 by the sea in the Marina di Pisa district, Campanile from 1980.
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice		Marina di Pisa 43 ° 40 ′ 26 ″  N , 10 ° 16 ′ 26.5 ″  E	Erected 1912–1916 in the district of Marina di Pisa, imitation of the Pisan Romanesque. Until 1981 Church of the Salesians .
Santa Maria degli Angeli		Tirrenia
Santa Maria del Carmine		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 46.6 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 0.9"  E	Erected by Carmelites 1324–1328 . Expanded in the 15th century, the church contained a winged altar by Masaccio ; Facade from 1835.
Santa Maria della Spina		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 54.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 47.2"  E	Small Gothic church on the south bank of the Arnos, built around 1230.
Santa Maria Immacolata ai Passi		I Passi 43 ° 44 ′ 13.9 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 50.1 ″  E	Consecrated in 1986
Santa Maria Maddalena		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 53 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 54.7"  E	Baroque church, built in 1717 according to plans by Andrea Vaccà on the site of an older church of the Order of Malta (1156). Damaged in World War II.
Santa Maria Madre della Chiesa		Pratale 43 ° 43 '12.4 "  N , 10 ° 24' 51.7"  O	Consecrated in 1980
Santa Marta		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 56.7 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 31.1"  E	Erected as a monastery church of the Dominican Sisters around 1342, today's appearance through renovation 1760–1777.
San Martino in Chinzica		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 46.4 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 15.6"  E	Single-aisle brick building with marble facade, built in 1332 by Bonifacio della Gherardesca, in place of a previous building mentioned since 1067.
San Matteo in Soarta		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 52 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 26.4"  E	Church of the former Benedictine convent of San Matteo, built between the 11th and 13th centuries. Today part of the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo .
San Michele Arcangelo		Oratoio 43 ° 41 ′ 37.4 "  N , 10 ° 26 ′ 43.9"  E	Church built between the 10th and 13th centuries in the Oratoio district southeast of the old town.
San Michele degli Scalzi		Porta a Piagge 43 ° 42 '21.4 "  N , 10 ° 25' 8.1"  E	Also San Michele Orticaia ; Church on the Arno east of the city center, mentioned from 1025. Heavily damaged in World War II; the campanile has a considerable inclination.
San Michele in Borgo		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 1 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 8.5"  E	Large three-aisled church in the city center (Borgo Stretto), built around 1016. Façade from the 13th and 14th centuries
San Nicola		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 0.7 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 46.6"  E	Mentioned since 1097, expanded from 1297 to 1313 by the Augustinians, rebuilt in the 17th century. Octagonal campanile (12th – 13th centuries).
Sante Orsola e Margherita		Porta Nuova 43 ° 44 ′ 12.2 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 2.9"  E	Church of the Misericordia di Pisa , opened in 2003.
San Paolo a Ripa d'Arno		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 46.4 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 35.2"  E	Church of the Pisan Romanesque, also known as Duomo vecchio ., Attested from 1032, was in the middle of the 12th century. in its current form.
Basilica of San Piero a Grado		San Piero a Grado 43 ° 40 ′ 46.7 "  N , 10 ° 20 ′ 48.1"  E	Important Romanesque basilica in the suburb of San Piero a Grado (10th – 13th centuries), linked to the legend of St. Peter.
San Pietro in Vinculis		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 58.7 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 12.8"  E	Even San Pierino , three-nave Romanesque church, built from 1072 to 1118 by the Augustinians in place of an older building.
San Pio X		Porta Nuova 43 ° 43 ′ 48.7 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 38.8"  E	Consecrated in 1967
San Ranieri		CEP 43 ° 42 ′ 35.6 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 26.6"  E	Parish church in the new CEP district to the west of the city center. Consecrated in 1969, until 2004 Church of the Salesians.
San Ranieri di Cisanello		Cisanello	Church of the hospital in Cisanello, built in 1914.
Santi Ranieri e Leonardo		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 22.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 53.9"  E	Called San Ranierino ; the church (built in 1578) was originally located on Domplatz, and was rebuilt at its current location between 1865 and 1868 when the square was reorganized.
San Rocco		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 '10.4 "  N , 10 ° 23' 58.2"  E	Small church in Piazza dei Cavalieri , built in 1575 over a church that has existed since 1082. Rebuilt between 1630 and 1634, restored in 1899.
Santa Rosa		Calambrone 43 ° 35 '57.6 "  N , 10 ° 17' 37.4"  O
Sacra Famiglia		Pisanova 43 ° 42 '41.6 "  N , 10 ° 25' 58.8"  O	Church in the new Pisanova district, consecrated in 1988
Sacro Cuore di Gesù		Porta Nuova 43 ° 43 ′ 13.1 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 24.9 ″  E	Laying of the foundation stone in 1940, consecrated in 1962.
San Sepolcro		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 52.1 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 11.7"  E	Also Santo Sepolcro ( Holy grave ), Church on an octagonal base, built in the 12th century, designed by Diotisalvi for the Order of St. John . The baroque interior from 1720 was removed in the 19th century.
San Silvestro		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 51.4 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 35.3"  E	From 1118 church of the Benedictines , from the 14th century the Dominican Sisters . Marble facade from 1772.
San Sisto		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 10.3 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 56 ″  E	Also San Sisto in Cortevecchia , three-aisled Romanesque church, consecrated in 1133.
Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri (Pisa)		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 9.4 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 2.1"  E	Church of the Order of St. Stephen on the Piazza dei Cavalieri , built between 1565 and 1568 according to plans by Giorgio Vasari .
Santo Stefano extra Moenia		Porta a Lucca 43 ° 43 ′ 25.7 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 59.5"  E	Formerly Santo Stefano oltr'Ozeri , consecrated in 1122, formerly the church of the Benedictine Sisters . Rebuilt several times, campanile from 1936.
San Tommaso delle Convertite		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 19.2 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 59.9 ″  E	Mentioned from 1160, restored in 1610 and 1756–1758, the current facade dates from this period.
San Torpé		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 19.1 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 7.3 ″  E	Church of a monastery, founded between 1254 and 1278 by Humiliates , from the 16th century order of the Paulans . Restored in the 17th century and 1895, Campanile from 1821.
San Vito e Ranieri		Santa Maria 43 ° 42 ′ 53.6 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 34.8"  E	Mentioned from 1051, at the place where, according to legend, San Ranieri, the patron saint of Pisa, died. Completely rebuilt from 1787, reconstructed after being destroyed in the Second World War.

Desecrated or only remnant churches

Surname	image	District location	Remarks
Sant'Andrea Forisportam		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 58.5 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 19.9"  E	12th century, interior restored in the 19th century. Desecrated, is now a theater ( Teatro Sant'Andrea )
Sant'Antonio in Qualconia		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 49.2 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 37.6"  E	Former monastery church of the Compagnia di Sant'Antonio . Badly damaged in the Second World War, the monastery now houses a study center of the Sparkasse Pisa.
San Benedetto		Sant'Antonio 43 ° 42 ′ 48.3 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 35.7"  E	17th century, baroque reconstruction of an older church (end of the 14th century). Desecrated, together with the adjacent monastery of Sant'Antonio in Qualconia, today the seat of a study center of the Sparkasse Pisa.
San Bernardo		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 47.8 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 9.7"  E	Erected in the 15th century, it belonged to an adjacent monastery of the Cistercian Sisters , later of the Capuchin Order . Desecrated, now serves cultural events.
Santa Eufrasia		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 11.4 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 53.2"  E	Tested since 780, the current building dates back to 1124. Interior and upper part of the facade from the 18th century; The church has been desecrated and is used by the University of Pisa .
Santi Felice e Regolo		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 5.7 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 5.1 ″  E	Remnants of the medieval church (11th century) are preserved on a neo-Gothic building in Via Ulisse Dini.
San Giorgio a Porta a Mare		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 1.2 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 52.1 ″  E	Mentioned as a church from 1160, Genoese church from 1599. Closed today.
San Luca		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 56.3 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 22.1"  E	Remains of a medieval church (11th-12th centuries) in the Piazza della Repubblica.
San Marco in Calcesana		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 54.3 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 38.4"  E	Consecrated in 1139, rebuilt 1508–1518. Desecrated in 1819.
San Paolo all'Orto		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 3.3 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 15.1"  E	Mentioned from 1086, facade at the end of the 12th century, the campanile dates from the 17th century. Was church of the Augustinians from the 15th century , today desecrated, houses parts of the plaster collections of the University of Pisa.
San Pietro in Cisanello		Cisanello	Also San Piero , mentioned from 1169, destroyed in World War II, restored in 1993. Serves social and cultural purposes.
Santissimo Salvatore		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 15.9 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 14.5 ″  E	Chapel of the Compagnia della Croce , built around 1300 next to the church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria. Desecrated in 1782, today the event center ( Cinema Teatro Lux ).
San Zeno		San Francesco 43 ° 43 ′ 23 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 26.9"  E	The three-aisled Romanesque monastery church, mentioned since 1029, belonged to the Benedictines and from the 12th century to the Camaldolese order . Desecrated today, used for art exhibitions.

Non-Catholic Churches

Surname	image	District location	Remarks
Oratorio di San Bernardino		Porta Fiorentina 43 ° 42 ′ 21.8 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 31"  E	Round chapel built around 1479. A younger, adjacent new building was destroyed in the Second World War. Today's use by the Greek Orthodox community.
Chiesa di Gesu Cristo dei Santi degli Ultimi Giorni		Barbaricina 43 ° 43 ′ 10.4 "  N , 10 ° 22 ′ 47.2"  E	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
San Giovanni dei Fieri		San Martino 43 ° 42 ′ 47.8 "  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 10.6"  E	Church of medieval origins, in the 12th century San Giovannino ; Today's shape with a marble facade from the years 1613–1614, today the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Chiesa Evangelica Valdese		Santa Maria 43 ° 43 ′ 7.8 "  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 38.6"  E	Evangelical Church of the Waldensians

Synagogues

Surname	image	District location	Remarks
Sinagoga di Pisa		San Francesco 43 ° 42 ′ 59.2 ″  N , 10 ° 24 ′ 17 ″  E	The building was purchased by the municipality in 1647; rebuilt in 1785 and in the 1860s by the architect Marco Treves.

literature

• Franco Paliaga, Stefano Renzoni: Le chiese di Pisa. Guida alla conoscenza del patrimonio artistico , ETS, Pisa 2005, ISBN 88-7741-604-1 .
• Toscana , Touring Editore, Milano 1997, ISBN 88-365-0948-7 .

Web links

Commons : Churches in Pisa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• I Luoghi della Fede (Churches in Tuscany)
• Site of the Archdiocese of Pisa
• Pisa local authority website
• Website of the Jewish Community of Pisa