San Tommaso delle Convertite is a small church in

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, 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.''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 Mae

The church and its façade were rebuilt in 1756-1758 by

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using designs by

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. The church ceiling has the symbols of the patron, Christina of Lorraine.

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{{reflist Tommaso delle Convertite Roman Catholic churches completed in 1758 Baroque architecture in Pisa Magdalene asylums 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy