The Church

The Church construction was begun over the site of the Chiesa di S.Maria della Fossa

The interior has a single nave and is harmonically divided by adorned Dorian pilaster, which reach the bottom of the coffered ceiling ( 1550 ) and include three arcades per side with altars in niche.

The marble pavement and balustrade were made in 1757

1ST TO RIGHT 

Altarpiece Jacopo Zucchi Birth of John the Baptist 1585

Above  R: St Philip L: St Thomas

2nd TO RIGHT 

Altarpiece school of Vasari Incredulity of St Thomas

Above  R: St Bartholomew  L: St Jude Taddeus

3rd TO RIGHT  Cappella Rucellai

Altarpiece Cristoforo Roncalli (Pomarancio) Visitation

Above  R: St Simon L: St Mattew

ALTARPIECE

Giorgio Vasari Behading of St John

3rd TO LEFT

Cappella del Crocefisso Modern Crucifix

Above R St Peter L St Andrew

2nd TO LEFT

Altarpiece Giovanni Battista Naldini St John the Evangelist in the Cauldron of boiling oil 1580

Above R St James the Elder  L St Mattew

1st TO LEFT

Cappella della Madonna della Misericordia 14th century image of the Virgin and Child

Above R St John the Evangelist L St James the Younger