Religious site
Santissima Maria Ausiliatrice
Santa Maria Ausiliatrice is a neoromanesque church that fronts the square of Marina di Pisa, a coastal frazione of Pisa. It was designed by the Milanese architect Cecilio Arpesani and built at the request of Cardinal Maffi of Pisa, reflecting a revival of the Romanesque tradition that nods to Pisa’s own medieval stonework. The church was inaugurated in July 1916, marking its early 20th‑century emergence in a seaside town that was expanding in this period. In 1919, lunette sculptures were installed according to a model by Ludovico Pogliaghi, whose workshop also produced angels for candelabra for the Pisa Cathedral. …
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