Oratorio dei Bianchi, Fosdinovo

Originally the Flagellant, Franciscan-inspired lay confraternity of the Disciplinati (or dei Battuti), now known as dei Bianchi for their white robes had arrived to Fosdinovo at the dawn of the 16th century, patronized by the Marquis Gabriele II Malaspina (1467–1508) and the Franciscan friar Giovanni da Milano.

However, this temple, which had been located closer to the parish church of San Remigio, was destroyed by a fire in 1501,[1] and over a century later, the present oratory was erected under the patronage of Marquis Giacomo (Jacopo) Malaspina.

In 1658, a new bell tower was erected under the designs of Mastro Antonio di Giovanni Bello from Bedizzano, a hamlet outside of Carrara.

The white marble facade was built in 1666 by Mastro Giulio Pasciuti from Bedizzano, with the work still under the patronage of the then Marquis of Fosdinovo, Pasquale Malaspina.

The spacious chapel has a basilica layout, with a main altar hosting the revered wooden icon of the Virgin of the Annunciation, which survived the prior fire.