Basilica of Sacro Cuore di Gesù, Grosseto

Sacro Cuore di Gesù (Sacred Heart of Jesus) is a minor basilica in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy.

[1] On 26 April 1943, the day of Easter Monday, the city was bombed by the Americans, who concentrated on targeting civilians.

[1] On 26 April 1958, the 15th anniversary of the bombing, bishop Paolo Galeazzi consecrated the church that was elevated to minor basilica by pope Pius XII on 6 June.

[1] Sacro Cuore di Gesù is decorated with bronze sculptures by artist Tolomeo Faccendi.

[6] The decorations include the fourteen stations of the Cross (1954–55) in the nave-aisles, the four Evangelists (1957) on the main facade, the Christ the Redeemer (1958) on the top of the dome, and the Pietà (1960) inside the crypt.