Pienza - Pieve di Corsignano

The small church, named completely "Pieve dei Santi Vito e Modesto a Corsignano", was built from tuff during the 11th and 12th century. I had found this wonderful church about a decade ago - and just had to return.

Silvius Piccolomini was baptized in this church, who being Pope Pius II later, renamed and remodeled Pienza, supressed many convents and abbey in Tuscany - but fortunately did not touch the Pieve di Corsignano.

There is a nave and two aisles. These slabs seem to be older than the church, adorned with typical Carolingian nodes. Behind a small stair leads down to the crypt.