The Saint Mary of the Pity Church in Bibbona

The Saint Mary of the Pity Church was built around fifteenth century on a pre-existing chapel that, according to the tradition, saved inside a Our Lady’s picture.

It was built in 1492 by Ranieri Tripalle on a Vittorio Ghiberti’s design and in 1577 some monks of the Saint Mary in Vico Masio Abbey moved to the building.  

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On the lintels of the church it is possible to see some incisions about passages from the Bible.

The Saint Mary of the Pity Church is on the plant of a Greek cross and it is characterized by limbs surmounted by vaults. Inside the main earthen-made dome presents many insertions on the rock.

The Saint Mary of the Pity Church saves several valuable frescoes such as the Trinity painted by Cesare Dandini.