San Leone, Pistoia

The site by the 13th century housed an oratory of the prominent Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Santo Spirito).

That congregation and the oratory were patronized by the wealthy aristocratic Cancellieri Bianchi family, who owned the adjacent Palazzo, now serving as provincial office.

During 1753–1764, the apse and presbytery dome were decorated initially starting with Raffaello Ulivi, but mostly with the efforts of Vincenzo Meucci and Lorenzo del Moro with a large fresco depicting the Descent of the Holy Spirit.

Between 1710 and 1773, the oratory was detached from the Congregation of Santo Spirito and granted to the bishop's seminary, who changed the dedication to San Leone.

[2][3] In 2017, the church interiors underwent restoration, and the Luca della Robbia terracotta sculpture of the Visitation, originally from San Giovanni Fuorcivitas was displayed in the oratory.