Santo Stefano a Pozzolatico Church

The Pozzolatico village was already inhabited in Roman times, as evidenced by archaeological finds in the area but the religious building is mentioned for the first time in 1156 when it was confirmed to Ugo parish priest of Impruneta with an edict by Pope Adrian IV.

Outside the bell tower stands out in particular, with the lower part still featuring the original Romanesque period wall face. The facade is plastered and very simple, a stone coat of arms is walled above the portal.

Kept in the single nave interior with pietra serena side altars are several works of art such as a Martyrdom of Saint Stephen, a replica of the painting of the same name by Pietro da Cortona, a Madonna with Child attributed to Jacopo del Casentino framed in a canvas by Giovanni Martinelli dating to 1647; a Madonna with Child and Saint John between Saints Cosmas and Damian by Alessandro Allori dating to 1582 and an Ecstasy of Saint Catherine de' Ricci by the workshop of Jacopo Vignali. Worth mentioning is the chapel of the de Larderel counts.

The church has two pipe organs. The oldest instrument is placed in the neoclassical choir loft in the counter facade and was built in 1830 by Filippo Il Tronci; with fully mechanical action, it has 24 registers on one manual and pedal. At floor level in the apse is a second organ, with electrical transmission and completely encased in the expression box, built in 1994 by the Marin Brothers, with 17 registers on one manual and pedal.

From a portal located on the right side of the facade you enter a small cloister defined on three sides by a portico with brick arches. Kept in this area are two 14th century burial slabs, one of which is made with inlaid marble.