Description
The Church of Santi Prospero e Filippo is a church in the center of Pistoia linked to the Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri: it holds fine canvases on its altars and a dome frescoed in the 18th century.
Among the altar paintings, the Flagellation by Giovanni Lanfranco, a 17th-century painter, stands out. Overhead, the dome is frescoed by Gian Domenico Ferretti.
It was originally dedicated to Saint Prosper alone. In the early 17th century it passed to the fathers of the Order of the Nail, who rebuilt it, and in 1666 to the Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri: hence the double name. The façade was also redone in the 18th century.
Above the church is a large hall with a curious story. In 1726 Cardinal Fabroni gave his books to the Pistoia Curia, on condition that they ended up in a library open to the public: he had that hall restored and a side staircase added to reach it.
Among the altar paintings, the Flagellation by Giovanni Lanfranco, a 17th-century painter, stands out. Overhead, the dome is frescoed by Gian Domenico Ferretti.
It was originally dedicated to Saint Prosper alone. In the early 17th century it passed to the fathers of the Order of the Nail, who rebuilt it, and in 1666 to the Oratorians of Saint Philip Neri: hence the double name. The façade was also redone in the 18th century.
Above the church is a large hall with a curious story. In 1726 Cardinal Fabroni gave his books to the Pistoia Curia, on condition that they ended up in a library open to the public: he had that hall restored and a side staircase added to reach it.