Chiesa di San Martino
San Martino in Pisa stands as a Gothic Catholic church perched beside the Arno, facing Piazza San Martino. Built initially in 1331, the church was commissioned by Bonifacio Novello della Gherardesca to endow a convent for the Order of Saint Clare, a move that shaped its Franciscan-style interior and its later embellishments. The lower façade dates to the late medieval period, while the upper portion was completed in 1610, giving the building its distinctive two-tiered front. Inside, the rectangular plan—typical of Franciscan churches of the era—hints at its original spiritual mission, and you can still glimpse the remnants of a bell-tower. A polychrome ceramic baptistery font, once here, now resides in the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo. …
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