The chapel of Santa Fina
Located on the transept of the Cathedral and frescoed by Ghirlandaio, the Chapel of Santa Fina is the real jewel of the Cathedral. The painter tells, in the painting, the sad story linked to the Saint, patroness of the city, who lived in San Gimignano and awaited death The advice is to receive the explanation from a local guide, to know all the secrets of this majestic work, as well as its allegorical meaning.
The House of Santa Fina, born in 1238, is still present and can be visited on the day of the anniversary of her death. Her atrocious story was marked by a tragic end, in which the miracle of the bells that rang without human intervention, together with a flowering of yellow violets, is narrated. She is considered the co-patron saint of San Gimignano.
