The neoclassical church of the pity is located on the hill in front of the ancient village of Poli and its dome stands out among all the other buildings.
Its particular style is influenced by the Vignola architecture with a geometric elegance made of pure volumes. Here is the tomb of the Torlonia family.
Its name derives from a statue on the high altar that represents the Virgin of Sorrows with her son on her knees made by Adriano Schirati, perhaps a pupil of the school of Michelangelo. The sculpture is inspired by the famous Pity in the Basilica of S. Pietro in Rome.
However, the Pity di Poli has not been completed in the Madonna, perhaps due to the artist's death.
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