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The parish church of San Lorenzo was built at the end of the 1200s as the 'Chapel of the Pieve' (of San Giovanni), within the city walls, to make it more convenient for the faithful to reach the place of worship. The construction was based on an even older building, and over the centuries, the church underwent successive transformations, making it today a complex structure rich in works of art. Behind the eighteenth-century main altar, the relics of San Fiorenzo are preserved, the patron saint of Campiglia, Bishop of Populonia who died in 554 (celebrated since 1623 on 15 May). Among the notable works is the Chapel of Madonna delle Grazie, built in 1783, where a splendid Virgin with Child rests on the altar. The painting on wood was found in poor condition and expertly restored in the seventies. Moisture and neglect had made it unrecognisable. Some of the colours faded, but miraculously, the faces of the Madonna and the Child remained intact. The work has been attributed to the anonymous Master of San Torpé, a Pisan painter associated with the Sienese School, active in the first half of the fourteenth century.
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