San Sisto, Romanesque church building in Pisa, Italy.
San Sisto features a stone façade divided into three sections by pilaster strips, with decorative blind arches and a mullioned window on the upper part.
Founded in 1087 to commemorate Pisa's victory over the Saracens of Al Mahdiya and Zawila on August 6, making it one of the oldest surviving churches in Pisa.
The church displays Islamic ceramic basins from the 10th-11th centuries and an Arabic inscription in Kufic script commemorating Emir al Murtadà, reflecting Pisa's medieval Mediterranean connections.
Located at Piazza Francesco Buonamici, the church remains accessible to visitors and hosts annual celebrations on August 6 with city bells ringing at 9 PM.
Contains a wooden crucifix from around 1370 modeled after the Volto Santo from Lucca, considered one of the rare copies of this revered religious artifact in Italy.
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