San Marcello, San Marcello Pistoiese

San Marcello is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Piazza Arcangeli in the town of San Marcello Pistoiese, province of Pistoia, region of Tuscany, Italy.

History
The church is dedicated to the saint Pope Marcellus I (255 – 309). A pieve, or rural paris church, was mentioned in documents from 998 as "curtem de Marcillo"; a document from 1001 in the archives of Pistoia also mentions the church.

The bell-tower and facade may have been erected or incorporated parts of an ancient fortress. In the 17th century, the razing of a church of St Michael in town, aided in the refurbishment of San Marcello. A major reconstruction occurred in 1786-1788 under the guidance of Scipione de' Ricci, the bishop of Pistoia and Prato. This bishop appears to have named a provost in 1784. The interior single nave was refurbished during 1792- 1795, adding the present marble pavement and polychrome windows. The dentral cupola was frescoed by Giuseppe Gricci. He also frescoed a Descent of the Holy Spirit (1788) and the four evangelists in the spandrels.