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San Giovanni Battista is a church located on Via Passeri #98 in central Pesaro, region of Marche, Italy.

The church was erected on the site of a former mausoleum constructed by Alessandro Sforza, and which was razed in 1536 by the Duke Francesco Maria I Della Rovere.^{[citation needed]} The church and an adjacent convent were commissioned in 1543 by the Franciscan Minorites of Osservanza.^{[citation needed]}

The original plan was by Girolamo Genga,^{[citation needed]} but on his death in 1551, work proceeded under his son Bartolomeo, who died 7 years later.^{[citation needed]} Paucity of funds, meant construction on the church continued till formal consecration in 1656.^{[citation needed]} The facade remains unfinished.^{[citation needed]}

The interiors underwent refurbishment in the 17th century, with the elimination of some of the lateral altars.^{[citation needed]} The church housed tombs for many of the prominent families of Pesaro, including the Almerici, Antaldi, Baldassini, Gavardini, and Perticari.^{[citation needed]}

The suppression of the Augustinians in 1860 expelled the monks, and in 1867, the convent was ceded to the city which used it for barracks.^{[citation needed]} In 1975, it was again ceded to the frati Minori.^[1]

An inventory from 1864 lists the following artworks in the nave and flanking chapels:^[2]

• Nativity with Adoration of Shepherds by a follower of Giulio Cesare Begni.
• Santissima Annunziata di Firenze (1544) by Giovanni Battista Clarici.
• Madonna and child with Saints Lucy, John the Baptist, and St Francis (19th century) by P. Atanasio of Rimini.
• Dead Christ with Angels and Head of John the Baptist attributed to Marco Zoppo, found in sacristy.

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