The Saint John Baptist Collegiate Church in Fucecchio

The Collegiate Church entitled to Saint John Baptist was built on a pre-existing parish dating back to XI-th century.

The Saint John Baptist Collegiate Church shows a brick facade. The interior,on the plan of a Latin cross, shows neoclassical features and two lateral chapels rich of fine decorations and plastic ornaments.

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Coming in the Collegiate Church it is possible to admire a lateral chapel placed on the left side that saves two plates portraying "Our Lady on the Throne with the Child together the Saints John Baptist, Mark, Peter and Andrew" and "Christ's Baptism".

In the third chapel on the left side there is a wonderful marble-made high-relief made in XVI-th century portraying "Our Lady with the Child". According to tradition she is adored by population because she protected Fucecchio during the plague occurred on 1630, thus explaining the dark spot on her face.

Several frescoes are placed inside the Saint John Baptist Collegiate Church, among them we remind those ones painted around 1720 by Antonio Domenico Bamberini (1666-1741) portraying the "Eternal God with Christ and some Angels and Saints".