Chiesa di Santa Caterina (Saint Catherine Church), Livorno

The 14th-century Church of Saint Catherine of Siena has an unfinished facade. It is a Baroque edifice in the New Venice district of central Livorno. It stands on the Dominicans Square (Piazza dei Domenicani). It has a high octagon-shaped dome topped with a lantern. Dome and lantern sit on a rectangular base.

Saint Catherine was a mystic and writer who influenced Italian literature and the Catholic Church. She died in 1380 and was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary of Minerva in Rome. She was canonized in 1461 and made a patron saint of Europe in 1999 by Pope John Paul II.

Construction of Saint Catherine Church began in 1720. The initial design was by Livorno architect Giovanni del Fantasia. The church was not inaugurated until 1753. The lantern tower was finally installed in 1869. The dome is 207 feet high.

Frescoes of the Evangelists, created in 1855, feature the cupola's interior. Over the main entrance is the Coronation of Mary. On the right of the entrance is the chapel of Saint Catherine of Siena.