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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pistoia and Prato |
 | | The city of Pistoia is situated at the foot of the Apennines in the valley of the Ombrone. |
 | | Other things to be admired, are the ancient pulpit, the cenotaphs of Cino da Pistoia and Cardinal Forteguerri, by Verrocchio, the altar of S. Atto, with its silver work, the baptismal font by Ferrucci, and the equipments of the sacristy. |
 | | Opposite the cathedral is S. Giovanni Rotondo, the former baptistery; it is an octagonal structure, the work of Andrea Pisano (1333-59), with decorations by Cellino di Nese; the font itself is a square base with four wells, surmounted by a statue of St. |
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