{"id":2695,"date":"2026-03-05T21:27:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T20:27:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/?page_id=2695"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:02:00","slug":"san-quirico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.prolocopescia.it\/en\/san-quirico\/","title":{"rendered":"San Quirico"},"content":{"rendered":"
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San Quirico<\/strong> with its characteristic buildings in pietra serena, rich in portals and finishes, it is located at 529 meters above sea level with houses typically perched on the hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see in San Quirico<\/strong>: the remains of the 13th-century walls of San Quirico, including a hexagonal watchtower, stand out. In the lower part of the town are the imposing bell tower and the Church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta. Located in the lower part of the town, along with four oratories, it bears witness to a very intense religious life in the village. Founded in 879, the church has a single nave in a Latin cross plan and is dedicated to the two martyrs killed by the Romans in 304 AD. Between the church and the bell tower was the baptistery, which was demolished in the early 1900s. It preserves numerous processional insignia and altarpieces from the 1700s and 1800s, two baptismal fonts in pietra serena from the 1500s, a wooden crucifix from the 16th century, and numerous paintings from the 1800s and 19th centuries. Among the latter, noteworthy are two works by Ippolito Brunetti, a Florentine who lived in Pescia by adoption: Noli me tangere and Madonna del Rosario with Baby Jesus and Saints. Above the high altar is a canvas of the Madonna and Child with the titular Saints. The terracotta statue of the Standing Magdalene is attributed to Andrea Guardi, from the 15th century; the wooden statue of Saint Anthony the Abbot is by a 16th-century artist from the Valdambrine region. The adjacent Orto del Prete is definitely worth a visit, from whose 14th-15th-century walls one can admire the entire Valleriana. (cit. Alessandro Birindelli)<\/p>\n\n\n