{"id":3608,"date":"2025-05-09T10:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T08:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/?post_type=fermata&p=3608"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T09:41:19","slug":"church-of-ss-vito-e-ranieri","status":"publish","type":"fermata","link":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/fermata\/church-of-ss-vito-e-ranieri\/","title":{"rendered":"Church of SS. Vito e Ranieri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Il cartello \u00e8 stato realizzato in occasione del Giubileo 2025. Per informazioni visita il sito ufficiale del giubileo\u00a0https:\/\/www.iubilaeum2025.va\/it.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The church, with the curiously domed\u00a0bell tower<\/strong>\u00a0that recalls Norman architecture, it is mentioned since 1051, but its appearance was very different at the time, as was its orientation. The fa\u00e7ade was located to the west, like the church of San Paolo a Ripa d’Arno on the other bank, and the interior had three naves. It was the seat of the Benedictines from Gorgona. The current appearance, visible despite the war destruction, is the result of a notable restoration that took place in 1786. Since 1815, it has been entrusted to the\u00a0Confraternity\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0San Ranieri.\u00a0<\/strong>Inside we find the work entitled\u00a0The rest from the Flight of Egypt\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Aurelio Lomi\u00a0<\/strong>and a cycle of\u00a0frescoes<\/strong>, which covers an area of about 200 square meters, still unfinished, by painter\u00a0Luca Battini\u00a0<\/strong>on the\u00a0Stories of San Ranieri<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Ranieri<\/strong>, patron saint of Pisa: Son of the merchant Gandolfo Scacceri and Mingarda Buzzaccherini, Ranieri was born in Pisa in\u00a01118<\/strong>. In his education he was joined by Don Enrico di San Martino in Kinzica, but his interests led him to singing and music and he was a hurdy-gurdy player. At the age of 19, Ranieri met the hermit Alberto Leccapecore, from Corsica, who led him to follow a path of redemption and prayer at the\u00a0monastery\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0San Vito\u00a0<\/strong>(and Ranieri). Considered mentally insane by his parents, given his unusual attitude, Ranieri began to assiduously frequent church and perform works of mercy. A legend tells that, near the church of San Pierino in Vinculis, he had a vision of a great\u00a0eagle\u00a0<\/strong>who gave him a message of fire: he had to leave for\u00a0Jerusalem<\/strong>. In the Holy City he met a Roman woman, a compatriot, and together with her he dedicated himself to the care of the sick. Around 1140, Ranieri was visited by the devil who, speaking to him, threatened to pollute the soul of the priests and their faithful. Ranieri fell into a deep sleep for eight days and when he woke up he went inside the\u00a0Golgotha chapel<\/strong>, took off his clothes and put on the\u00a0habit of the penitent\u00a0<\/strong>(which he still wears inside the urn in the Cathedral). Upon returning from the Holy Sepulchre, everyone saw a new light in Ranieri and immediately acclaimed him. In a dream Pisa appeared to him and he understood that he needed to return there. For the journey he was helped by Ranieri Bottacci, a Pisan captain returning from a mission to repair the damage of the pirate Trapelicino (see Arsenali). In the city his name was already famous and he was welcomed there as a saint, but he decided to retire to the monastery of San Vito in prayer, creating a\u00a0<\/strong>home for the needy. He died on 17 June 1161 and was declared\u00a0Lay Patron Saint of Pisa\u00a0<\/strong>in 1632.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Medaglia votiva <\/em>di Giovanni Di Nicola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3886,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"linea":[16],"class_list":["post-3608","fermata","type-fermata","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","linea-churches"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fermata\/3608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/fermata"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/fermata"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"linea","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/percorsi-turistici.comune.pisa.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/linea?post=3608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}