{"id":1564,"date":"2026-01-31T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/?page_id=1564"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:19:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:19:10","slug":"oratorio-di-santantonio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/en\/oratorio-di-santantonio\/","title":{"rendered":"Oratorio di Sant&#8217;Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Oratorio di Sant&#8217;Antonio a Pescia<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio alignleft\"><audio controls src=\"italian podcast\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-233139.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1361\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75;object-fit:cover;width:392px;height:auto\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-233139.png 291w, https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-233139-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-d8da151d2a6a9d48ab34823c54feb479 wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate, a small treasure trove of medieval art and history. Founded in 1361 by a local noble family, the building initially served as an oratory and hospital for the care of the sick and pilgrims, in keeping with the charitable vocation linked to the cult of the hermit saint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The most valuable element is the extraordinary 14th-century polychrome wooden sculptural group: the Deposition, better known to the people of Pescia as the \"Santi Scacciati.\" This curious name derives from a historical event in 1785, when Grand Duke Peter Leopold's reforms led to the suppression of the oratory; the statues were temporarily removed, only to be returned to their original location thanks to the devotion of the citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">L&#8217;interno, raccolto e suggestivo, conserva anche un importante ciclo di affreschi attribuiti a <strong>Bicci di Lorenzo<\/strong> (XV secolo), che decorano le pareti con scene della vita di Sant&#8217;Antonio e di altri santi. 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