On the left corner of Piazza del Grano, accessible from via Gramsci through via del Quattrocento and via Deli, stands the small church of St. Apollinare, also known as the Church of Death (chiesa della Morte) for the name of the Confraternity that used to live there.
The Fraternity of Good Death was in charge of accompanying and officiating the last rites to prisoners that were sentenced to death.
The building, built in 1148, is one of the most ancient churches in the city; but the Greek-cross architectural shape is the result of subsequent reconstruction work done in the eighteenth century based on a design by Francesco Antonio Bettini.
Inside, some important works are preserved such as the Annunciation by Gaetano Gandolfi and, on the altars are paintings representing the Resurrection and the Entombment attributed to Nasini.