Pontedera Cathedral, dedicated to Saints Jacopo and Filippo, was built in neoclassical style in the mid-19th century to a design by engineer Giuseppe Michelacci. Consecrated in 1874, it became a parish church in 1936 after the addition of the portico with an Ionic-style colonnade and the Evangelists in the niches of the façade.
The interior, divided into three naves by columns with Corinthian capitals, contains a 1599 painting by Jacopo Chimenti known as l’Empoli and a 17th-century Madonna of the Snow by the painter Francesco Curradi. The 16th-century fountain comes from the old church. The cathedral contains other works from the mid-20th century. The bell tower in reinforced concrete with face brick and travertine dates back to 1958.
The Church of the Misericordia, also on the same square, was designed by Luigi Bellincioni and completed in 1892. its central plan features a hexagonal domed terracotta roof with a lantern. Of the same style as the church is the bell tower occupying the south-east side. The exterior is characterised by niches and pilasters that emphasise the use of yellow and ochre. The interior has five semicircular chapels: the walls of the first are decorated with the Stations of the Cross. On the altar on the right is the image of the venerated Madonna of Mercy (19th century), on the left the image of St. Anthony of Padua, patron saint of the Archconfraternity.