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Basilica of San Frediano

Piazza S. Frediano, 55100 Lucca LU

S. Maria Forisportam known as S. M. Bianca

Santa Maria Forisportam, detta Santa Maria Bianca

Saint Peter Somaldi

Piazza San Pietro Somaldi, Lucca

SS.Giovanni and Reparata

Piazza S. Giovanni, 55100 Lucca LU

Abbey of Saint Bartolomeo Churches

Badia San Bartolomeo, Cantignano, Capannori

The abbey of Saint Bartolomeo in Cantignano is one of the most significant architectural monuments in the territory of Capannori. With the typical single-nave plan of the conventual structures the...

Cathedral of Saint Martino Churches

Piazza Duomo, 55045 Pietrasanta LU

The church of Saint Martino is the cathedral of Pietrasanta; it faces the long square in front of the monumental church and convent of Saint Agostino. Built immediately after the foundation of...

Cathedral of San Martino in Lucca Churches

Piazza Antelminelli, 55100 Lucca LU

The cathedral of San Martino in Lucca was built in the south-eastern corner of the Roman town. The façade is linked, through the bell tower, to the old building of the 'Opera del...

Oratory of the Guardian Angels Churches

Via dell'Angelo Custode, Lucca

In the Angelo Custode street, in the historic center of Lucca, there is the homonymous Oratory, a small baroque jewel built in the mid-seventeenth century. The facade is quite sober and anonymous,...

Parish Church of Saint George in Brancoli Churches

Pieve di Brancoli, Lucca

This building, along with the Church of S. Alessandro of Lucca and the Parish Church of Valdottavo, is one of the finest and most important examples of the new architectural and figurative language...

Parish Church of Saint John the Battista Churches

Pieve di Cerreto, Borgo a Mozzano

First documented in the 10th century, the apsidal part of this old Parish Church is still intact, making it one of the most interesting examples of medieval architecture in the Lucca area.

Parish church of Saint Paul Churches

Pieve San Paolo, 55012 Capannori LU

The parish church of Saint Paul, whose existence is attested since the Middle Ages, is in an isolated position near the village of Vico Pancellorum. In spite of a series of renovations in the course...

Parish Church of Saint Stefano Churches

Pieve Santo Stefano, Lucca

The parish church of Saint Stefano was built during the 12th century with a three-nave plan with an apse: surrounded by olive groves, it dominates one of the most beautiful parts of the...

Parish Church of Saints Giovanni Battista and Stefano Churches

Chiesa San Giovanni Battista e San Stefano Camaiore, località La Pieve Piazza Don Renzo Gori 55041 Camaiore LU Italia

This extremely old and powerful Parish Church, well preserved in its 12th century appearance, was forced to give up power to the previously dependent Church of S. Maria after this was re-founded in...

Parish church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta Churches

Casabasciana

With 10th century origins, this parish church was renovated in the 13th and 14th century, when it received its present day arrangement of nave and two side aisles. Abandoned following the development...

S. Andrea Churches

Via Roma 16 Montecarlo Lucca

The collegiate church was built in XIV century. It dominates the village, as it is the highest building of it. This is the reason why from its foundation, it was forbidden to go up to the roof, for...

Saint Agostino Churches

Vagli di Sotto

The Saint Agostino church, dedicated to S. Regolo, is placed in a dominant position above the lake of Vagli and was, before the end of the XIVth century, the place of worship for a nearby village....

Saint Agostino of Pietrasanta Churches

Via Sant' Agostino, 1, 55045 Pietrasanta LU

The church of Saint Agostino, one of the main Gothic buildings on the territory of Lucca, dominates the main square of Pietrasanta from the height of its steps. The architecture of the façade...

Saint Alexander Churches

Piazza Sant'Alessandro, 3, 55100 Lucca LU

The church of S. Alexander Major, in the centre of Lucca, is inside one of the insulae (islands) in the ancient net of Roman roads, within short distance of piazza S. Michele in Foro. The church is...

Saint Anastasio Churches

Chiesa di Sant'Anastasio 40, Via Sant'Anastasio 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The first documents that mention the church of Saint Anastasio date back to the IX century, but today the building appears as a small and harmonious construction of the Romanesque Lucca,...

Saint Andrea Churches

Via Sant'Andrea, 16 55100 Lucca LU

The church of Saint Andrea, already documented in the 11th century but built in its present form starting from the following century, is called "in Pelleria" because in this area of...

Saint Andrea di Corsena Churches

Fosciandora, Ceserana

This church, documented since the 12th century, is located within a fortress with which it shares historical-artistic events. Although externally it maintains its original Romanesque characteristics,...

Saint Andrea of Gattaiola Churches

Lucca, Gattaiola

This very old church was enlarged in the 12th century and then further modified both in the 17th century, and the early 20th century, cancelling the previous alterations. There is an interesting 17th...

Saint Bartolomeo Churches

Borgo a Mozzano, località Cune, Via XX Settembre, 55023 Borgo a Mozzano

The small church of San Bartolomeo stands a short distance from the current inhabited area of Cune, of which it used to be the parish church. The new church of the town, today also dedicated to...

Saint Bartolomeo in Formentale Churches

Lucca, località Formentale, Via di Formentale, 55100 Lucca LU

A settlement is documented in this area since the 9th century, but the church of San Bartolomeo is attested for the first time in the Rationes Decimarum (the register of tithes that each...

Saint Benedetto in Gottella Churches

Chiesa di San Benedetto in Gottella Piazza Bernardini, 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The church of San Benedetto in Gottella, mentioned in documents since the end of the 9th century, was completely reconstructed in the 12th century in brickwork with a sandstone façade and...

Saint Biagio Churches

San Biagio, Lombrici, Camaiore

On the hills behind Camaiore rises the small village of Lombrici, enriched by a small late Romanesque church which, despite the changes it underwent in the following centuries, still preserves the...

Saint Cassiano Churches

San Cassiano di Controne, Bagni di Lucca

The striking Church of S. Cassiano in Controne is the first to be recorded in Val di Lima, in documents from Lucca dated to 722. With its façade with a profusion of Longobard sculpture, it...

Saint Cristoforo Churches

Via Fillungo, 6, 55100 Lucca LU

The church of San Cristoforo is in the central part of the town, along via Fillungo. It is a basilica with three aisles and a roof supported by trusses. The façade, with rows of perfectly...

Saint Cristoforo Churches

Barga

This church, dating to the 12th century, has a splendid, scenographic and unusual façade with a horizontal emphasis, important presbyterial, medieval interior furnishings and a singular, huge,...

Saint Cristoforo of Lammari Churches

Capannori, località Lammari, Via S. Cristoforo, 55013 Capannori LU

The church of San Cristoforo of Lammari, built between the end of the XIth and the beginning of the XIIth century, stands upon a previous early medieval building. Of particular interest are the...

Saint Donato Churches

San Donato, Domazzano, Borgo a Mozzano

The small church of San Donato is located on the outskirts of the town of Domazzano and shares its medieval origins with the nearby church of San Lorenzo, but is much better preserved than the...

Saint Donnino Churches

Via San Donnino, Lucca

In the area between the cathedral and the present Via Santa Croce, whose layout follows that of the Roman decuman, numerous religious institutions arose in the Middle Ages: among them the church of...

Saint Francis (Barga) Churches

Barga

An important legacy, together with the near-by monastery, of the strong Franciscan following in the area in the 15th century, this church houses many valuable, Florentine, polychrome, glazed...

Saint Francis in Lucca Churches

Piazza S.Francesco, 55100 Lucca LU

The Lucchese church of Saint Francis is in the east side of the town outside the XIIth century walls. The very simple building consists of a vast hall with brick walls; the roof, supported by...

Saint Frediano Churches

Capannori, località Lunata, Via della Chiesa Lunata, 4, 55012 Lucca LU

The parish church of San Frediano a Lunata has early medieval origins but the current building has been renovated several times. The camapanaria tower, built in the 13th century, has survived...

Saint Gennaro Churches

Via Ilio Menicucci 130, Capannori, località San Gennaro, Capannori LU

The parish church of San Gennaro is at the centre of the homonymous village that developed during the Middle Ages around the church. The building is one of the best examples of Romanesque...

Saint Giovanni (Pieve Vecchia) Churches

Via della Pieve Vecchia, 567, 55100 Lucca LU

Known as Pieve Vecchia, the church of San Giovanni in Santa Maria del Giudice is actually more recent than a few decades compared to the so-called Pieve Nuova and owes its name to the fact that it...

Saint Giusto Churches

Corte del Biancone, 5, 55100 Lucca LU

The Church of S. Giusto, built between the 12th and 13th century, was decontextualised by the demolishment in 1932 of all the buildings that surrounded it. The interior has an array of baroque forms.

Saint Giusto in Caipira Churches

Chiesa medievale di San Giusto alla Caipira, 55012 Capannori LU

The church of Saint Giusto in Caipira, considered by some to be the oldest religious construction in the territory of the diocese of Lucca, still maintains large portions of construction dating back...

Saint Jacopo Churches

Gallicano

Built between the 12th and 13th century, this church replaced the old Parish Church that was demolished for the re-use of its building materials at the end of the 15th century. Its interior features...

Saint Jacopo Major Churches

Altopascio

This church formed part of the Altopascio Hospital run by the Religious Order of the Knights of Tau who assisted pilgrims, wayfarers and the poor and treated the sick. Of the 12th century church...

Saint James Apostle Churches

Camporgiano

The church, of very early origins, was badly damaged by the earthquake of 1920 and substituted by the opportunely modified oratory of the Trinity. It contains a 14th century painting of the Madonna...

Saint John the Baptist Churches

Lucca, Arliano

This is one of the oldest parish churches in the diocese, located in the west of the Lucca plain at the foot of Mount Quiesa, in a dominant and isolated position in relation to the parish that was...

Saint John the Baptist - Parish Church of Controne Churches

Località Pieve di Controne, 55022 Bagni di Lucca LU

First documented in the 9th century and Mother Church of the Controne area in the 10th century, the Parish Church of Controne served numerous surrounding communities, some of which went on to have...

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul Churches

Pieve San Paolo, Capannori

This church, which is the oldest institution for parish priests in the whole of Capannori, underwent a number of renovations both in the 12th and 17th century which have greatly altered its original...

Saint John the Baptist of Monsagrati Churches

Pescaglia, località Monsagrati, Monsagrati Alto, 55064 Pescaglia LU

The pParish Church of Saint John of Monsagrati stands isolated from the village in a dominant position overlooking Val Freddana. Its architecture is simple and linear, almost without decoration and...

Saint Leonard in Treponzio Churches

Capannori, località S.Leonardo in Treponzio, Via del Borgo, 55012 Capannori LU

The church of Saint Leonard in Treponzio, midway between the hamlet of Compito and the small town of Capannori, was built at the beginning of the XIIth century. The rich and original decorations on...

Saint Leonard or Old church Churches

San Leonardo, Aquilea Lucca

In the surroundings of Aquilea, in Castellaccio, there are the remains of the ancient church of Saint Leonard, replaced already from the end of the 17th century by a new church, first in Villa...

Saint Lorenzo Churches

Chiesa San Lorenzo, Domazzano, Borgo a Mozzano

Compared to the nearby church of Saint Donato, which stands on the outskirts of the town, that of Saint Lorenzo, elevated above the town by a 200-step paved road, has undergone many changes to its...

Saint Lorenzo in Segromigno in Monte Churches

Segromigno in Monte, Capannori

Traditionally documented as among the parish churches founded by S. Frediano, the earliest reference to the Parish Church of S. Lorenzo in Segromigno dates to 816. The present day plan, apart from...

Saint Lorenzo of Brancoli Churches

Brancoli

First documented in the 13th century, this small church almost entirely conserves its original medieval structure. Only the upper part of the bell tower shows signs of a later reconstruction. The...

Saint Lorenzo of Moriano Churches

Via della Chiesa XXVII, 643, 55100 S.Michele e Lorenzo

The small church of Saint Lorenzo of Moriano presents today, with its plastered façade, an aspect that hardly suggests its medieval origin, but it still distinguishes its layout and inserts it...

Saint Lorenzo of Vinacciara Churches

Minucciano, località Pieve S. lorenzo

The parish church of Saint Lorenzo in Minucciano is situated in upper Aulella valley, in the middle of a number of villages and castles that were under its jurisdiction. In the Middle Ages around the...

Saint Martino Churches

SP38, 33, 55025 Coreglia Antelminelli LU

The town of Coreglia Antelminelli stands on the remains of an ancient castle, from which it draws its compact urban structure. The castle church was that of Saint Michele, while the church of Saint...

Saint Martino in Ducentola Churches

San Martino in Ducentola, Marlia

Like the nearby San Giusto alla Caipira, this small church with a single nave is a very precious example of early medieval architecture in the territory of the diocese of Lucca.

Saint Martino in Greppo Churches

San Martino in Greppo, Diecimo

The small church of Saint Martino in Greppo, recently restored, stands on the route of the ancient road that connected the Lucca area to the Lunigiana and the Po Valley through the Apennine passes...

Saint Martino in Seravezza Churches

Seravezza

This old church used to be preceded by a portico (destroyed during the Second World War) that is linked to Michelangelo. The 17th and 18th century interior is also remarkable.

Saint Mary Churches

Santa Maria, Albiano

In the small village of Albiano, built around a destroyed castle, the church of Saint Mary still shows, especially in its beautiful bell tower, obvious signs of its ancient origin.

Saint Mary (New Parish Church) Churches

chiesa santa Maria - Lucca, località S.Maria del Giudice 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The beautiful New Parish Church of Saint Mary del Giudice is actually the oldest of the two Romanesque parish churches of the inhabited area, singularly born a few hundred meters away from each other...

Saint Mary and Saint Jacopo Churches

Capannori, località Lammari, Via Lombarda Lammari, 55013 Capannori LU

The parish church of Lammari is dedicated to Saint Mary and Saint Jacopo - but originally the second dedication was to the Baptist - and it is a baptismal parish at least from the beginning of the...