Knights' Square (Pisa)
To the right..
Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri (Church of the Knights St.Stephen)
Construction began on April 17, 1565 in order to build a church for the Order of Knights of St Stephan. The project with designs and oversight by Giorgio Vasari and David Fortini was to build a church on the site of an older church called ‘’ San Sebastiano alle Fabbriche Maggiori’’, which dated at least to 1074. The new church on the site was consecrated by 21 December 21, 1569. The facade, in white marble was designed by Don Giovanni de' Medici
Knights' Square (Pisa)
To the right..
Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri (Church of the Knights St.Stephen)
Construction began on April 17, 1565 in order to build a church for the Order of Knights of St Stephan. The project with designs and oversight by Giorgio Vasari and David Fortini was to build a church on the site of an older church called ‘’ San Sebastiano alle Fabbriche Maggiori’’, which dated at least to 1074. The new church on the site was consecrated by 21 December 21, 1569. The facade, in white marble was designed by Don Giovanni de' Medici