The Oratory of Gesù Pellegrino, also called the Oratorio dei Pretoni, is a

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prayer hall or small church found on the corner of Via San Gallo and via degli Arazzieri in

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, region of

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, Italy. Facade

History

Formerly the church of San Salvatore, it belonged to the confraternity of that name, until in 1313 the bishop Antonio d’Orso instituted a hospice for pilgrim priests. The church was later dedicated to St James, and under the sainted Archbishop Antoninus, the confraternity set up a hospice for elderly priests. In 1585 to 1588, commissioned by Alessandro de' Medici, restructuring was directed by

Giovanni Antonio Dosio Giovanni Antonio Dosio (1533–1611) was an Italian architect and sculptor. Biography Dosio was born in San Gimignano. A student of Ammanati, with whom he realized the Villa dell'Ambrogiana, Dosio worked primarily in Rome (1548–75) and Flor ...

. In the interior are a fresco cycle and three altarpieces with episodes from ''The Life of Christ'' (1590) by the

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painter

Giovanni Balducci Giovanni Balducci, called Il Cosci after his maternal uncle, (c. 1560 — after 1630) was an Italian mannerist painter. Biography Born in Florence, Balducci was trained by Giovanni Battista Naldini. Under the guidance and supervision of Vasari ...

. On the counterfacade is a recently restored organ. In the nave close to the entrance is the tomb of a famous parish priest, Arlotto Mainardi (1396–1484).

Gallery of Frescoes by Giovanni Balducci

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Sources

Churches of Florence entry

External links

Visit the Places of Faith in Tuscany: Search: Oratory of Gesu Pellegrino
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