Origins and historical function
The church has early medieval origins (11th–12th century) and has been remodeled several times over the centuries.
It was not an important parish, but a space serving the residents of the neighborhood, the artisans, and those who moved daily along the staircases of the city.
The church develops along a system of steps and passages that connected different levels of Siena, integrating with the surrounding urban fabric.
Art and architecture
The interior consists of a single nave, with altars decorated in plaster and stucco according to the late Baroque style.
Among the works preserved, the dismantled polyptych attributed to Ambrogio Lorenzetti stands out, depicting the Madonna with Child and four saints, the altarpiece Rest during the Flight into Egypt by Rutilio Manetti from 1621, and a partial fresco by Liberale da Verona featuring Saint Catherine.
On the brick facade, a portal opens topped by a marble relief depicting Saint Peter in glory among angels.
Inside, there is a statue of Saint Rita, which is carried in procession every year to the Church of Sant'Agostino on May 18, during the feast dedicated to the saint.
