Oratory of Gesù Pellegrino
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The Oratory of Gesù Pellegrino, also called the Oratorio dei Pretoni, is a small church found on the corner of Via San Gallo and via degli Arazzieri in Florence.
Initially consecrated by 1313 with the name of church of San Salvatore for a confraternity of the same name. The role of the confraternity, instituted by the bishop Antonio d’Orso, was to host priests on pilgrimage. The name of the church was changed later to church of St Jacob, and under bishop Sant'Antonino, the confraternity set up a hospice for elderly priests.
In 1585 to 1588, under the patronage of the Medici family, restructuring was directed by Giovanni Antonio Dosio. The interior was frescoed with episodes in the ‘’Life of Christ’’ (1590) by the mannerist painter, Giovanni Balducci. On the counterfacade is a recently restored organ. The church has the tomb of a local parish priest, Arlotto Mainardi (1396–1484).
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- Translated from Italian Wikipedia
- Churches of Florence entry