Santa Maria del Sasso

The first church on the site was constructed in 1347 following a reported appearance of the Virgin Mary on 23 June 1347.

The current building was commissioned by Lorenzo de' Medici and constructed by Giuliano da Maiano starting in 1486.

Following a visit by Savonarola in 1495 the work was expanded to include a convent and sanctuary.

[2] In the centre of the church there is a tempietto or free-standing chapel containing a fresco of the Madonna and child by Bicci di Lorenzo.

There is an altarpiece of Christ and John the Baptist in polychrome terracotta by Giovanni della Robbia,[3] and another Madonna and child by Fra Paolo da Pistoia.