The name of the neighborhood
Giogoli appears to be derived from
gioghi or yokes, and may refer to the low hills of the region. A church at the site is mentioned by 10th-century; and a plaque in the adjacent cloister quoted a papal bull from 1187, wherein
Pope Gregory VIII defined certain privileges granted to the church. The church was initially patronized by the Buondelmonti family. The Romanesque stone layout with a semi-circular apse underwent many reconstructions over the centuries, but is still maintained from the exterior. The facade has a small narrow mullioned window. Around 1712, the interior acquired a heavy
Rococo decoration with stucco. Since the 19th century, much of the nave decoration has been stripped. During World War II, bombing caused the nave roof to collapse. Of the paintings from the 18th century, the counterfacade still has a depiction of the
Samaritan at the Well and the
Baptism of Christ by
Pietro Pertichi; in the right transept is an
Annunciation, a
St Joseph and a
St Francis of Assisi by
Francesco Manetti. ==References==