The Shrine of the House of Saint Catherine

Entrance wall

  • The wall opposite the altar, on either side of which are the two doors into the room, is occupied in its center section by a large niche, ordered built by a member of the Tolomei family for the governors of the Confraternity, who sat here during meetings. Inside it, Francesco Vanni painted in oils, in 1600, The Canonization of Saint Catherine, illustrating the solemn ceremony presided over by . . .