The Memorial (Il Sacrario), dedicated to the Fallen of the Great War and inaugurated in 1938, was created two years earlier from an ancient chapel. This chapel was already decorated with frescoes dating between 1480 and 1510, which relate to various Vicars of Pescia, all belonging to noble Florentine families. Among these, we can mention the oldest one, that of the Pitti family from 1481, followed by those of the Lucalberti, Davanzati, De Nobili, and Ubaldini. In a large niche to the right of the entrance stands the Vittoria Alata (Winged Victory), a bronze by the Pescia-born artist Libero Andreotti (Pescia 1875 – Florence 1933), one of the greatest Italian sculptors of his time. On the left, we find another bronze, Monumento ai Caduti (Monument to the Fallen) an artist from Collodi, Agostino Giovannini.

In the center of the wall opposite the entrance is a small altar. In the alcove above it is a fresco depicting the Madonna col Bambino e Santi (Madonna and Child with Saints), dating back to the 17th century and originally from the Seminary Tower. Recently, the medieval Municipal Bell (1472), which once stood at the top of the Palace, was placed inside the Memorial. Campana Comunale (1472) once stood at the top of the Palace.

A cura dell’Associazione “Quelli con Pescia nel Cuore”