Chiesa di Santa Croce in Fossabanda
Santa Croce in Fossabanda is a Renaissance-style Roman Catholic church and monastery in Pisa that anchors a long, layered story of reform and upheaval. The complex began in a swamplike area around Fossabandi, with Dominican roots established by 1238, and underwent significant redesign in the 14th century under Bartolomeo da Cantone. By about 1332, the monks had moved to a safer site near the church of San Silvestro, inside the city walls, with a major refurbishment in 1426 under the Franciscan order that added a portico to the façade and erected a cloister. Traces of 16th‑century frescoes remain in the cloister lunettes, underscoring centuries of decoration and devotion. …
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