Santa Maria Nuova, Cortona

The church of Santa Maria Nuova is a Roman Catholic place of worship, located just outside the walls of the town of Cortona, in Tuscany, Italy.

The church was built to house a miraculous image of the Blessed Virgin that previously had been in a private chapel.

[1] The original church design is attributed to Giorgio Vasari, and modified by Battista Cristoforo Fanelli.

Nestled half-way up and against a hillside, the ground plan is a square, and the church is surmounted by a dome with a lantern, completed in 1600.

The altarpiece to the right of the entrance holds a painting by Alessandro Allori, depicting the Birth of the Virgin Mary (16th century).