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Saint Mary Corteorlandini alias Black Saint Mary Churches

This old church, rebuilt at the end of the 12th century, was again remodelled from the late 16th century, when a newly-formed and extremely active religious Congregation, known today as the Regular...

Saint Mary of Loppia Churches

Loppia Barga

The pieve of Santa Maria di Loppia lies along the road linking Fornaci to Barga in a sparsely settled area. The building has preserved its XIIth century Romanesque forms with lesenes along the walls...

Saint Mary of the Assumption Churches

Lucca, Sesto di Moriano

One of the oldest Parish Churches in the Lucca area, it had jurisdiction over a large territory extending along both banks of the River Serchio in the early middle ages. Preserved from its 11th...

Saint Mary of the Assumption in Camporgiano Churches

Vitoio-Casatico

Originally dating to the medieval period, but greatly modified over time, this church houses a valuable painting by Pietro da Talada, known as the Maestro of Borsigliana.

Saint Mary of the Assumption in Diecimo Churches

Via della Chiesa 8, Borgo a Mozzano, località Diecimo, 55023 Borgo a Mozzano LU

The church of S. Mary is along the road that follows the Serchio valley. The building is isolated from the Medieval village of Diecimo, to the north towards Pescaglia. The dimensions of the church...

Saint Mary of the Assumption in Tereglio Churches

Tereglio

Of the originally Romanesque church only a few fragments of sculpture in the walls remain. Considerable alterations were carried out between the 16th and 17th century, and two lateral aisles were...

Saint Mary of the Assumption in Villa Basilica Churches

Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 19, 55019 Villa Basilica LU

The parish church of Santa Maria, built in the XIIth century upon a previous Early Medieval church, is still today the most impressive building in Villa Basilica. In this valley there were...

Saint Mary of the Assumption of Camaiore Churches

Via XX Settembre, 63, 55041 Camaiore LU

The medieval church of Saint Mary of the Assumption is situated in the historic town centre of Camaiore. In spite of transformations in modern times, the building can be rightly considered a...

Saint Mary of the Assumption of Stazzema Churches

Via Guglielmo Marconi, Stazzema LU

The church of S. Mary of the Assumption lies at the beginning of the village of Stazzema, in a dominant position above the valley of the river Vezza. The church was enlarged several times as its...

Saint Mary of the Rose Churches

Santa Maria della Rosa Lucca

The church itself dates to the early 14th century, but it also includes a section of roman wall. Its cultural importance also partly stems from the presence of a much venerated 14th century painting,...

Saint Michele Churches

località S.Michele in Escheto Via della Chiesa di S. Michele in Escheto 55100 Lucca LU

The small but important church of Saint Michele in Escheto is attested from the early Middle Ages but was completely rebuilt at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries: construction and...

Saint Michele in Coreglia Churches

Coreglia Antelminelli

This originally castellan church, located in town centre, dates to the 12th century. It houses a number of valuable works, including a shrine attributed to Matteo Civitali and a sculpture by Lupo di...

Saint Michele in Foro Churches

Piazza San Michele, 55100 Lucca LU

The church of Saint Michele in Foro of Lucca is ideally as well as physically in the heart of the ancient Roman town. It is a basilica with three aisles, transept and semicircular apse; the nave is...

Saint Michele of Antraccoli Churches

Via Vecchia Romana, 877, 55100 Capannori LU

The church of Saint Michele of Antraccoli was founded in 777, as private chapel of an aristocratic family; in the XIIth century a village grew around it. The church was then rebuilt along Romanesque...

Saint Michele of Castiglione Garfagnana Churches

55033 Castiglione di Garfagnana LU

The church of Saint Michele is one of the most representative medieval religious buildings in the rural area around Lucca. For its construction material taken from distant quarries, sometimes many...

Saint Micheletto Churches

Via S. Micheletto, 2 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The former church of Saint Micheletto, in the 19th century, is one of the many churches dedicated to the warrior archangel founded by the Longobards in the 8th century in Lucca and many...

Saint Pancrazio Churches

Via della Chiesa Ventottesima, 55100 Località S. Pancrazio LU

Resting on the gentle hills that rise towards the Pizzorne plateau, the parish church of Saint Pancrazio is documented since the 10th century but was built in its present form only in the second...

Saint Pantaleone Churches

Massarosa, località Pieve a Elici

The pieve of Saint Pantaleone a Elici - reconstructed in the XIIth century upon an Early Medieval building - lies on a ridge gradually descending towards the sea shore and dividing the Freddana and...

Saint Paolino and Saint Donato Churches

Via San Paolino, Lucca

Saint Paolino and Saint Donato's church is an example of a Renaissance church. It is in the homonymous street and it is known with Saint Paolino's name. In 1261, after the discovery of...

Saint Peter Churches

Via Badia, 55041 Camaiore LU

The church of Saint Peter is all that remains of the homonymous Benedictine monastery founded along the via Francigena and attested for the first time in 761. Although the abbey was damaged several...

Saint Peter Churches

Corsena

This church, one of the most interesting examples of medieval architecture in the Lucca area, has clear ties with the models of Arliano and Coreglia. In the early 20th century it underwent a process...

Saint Peter in Marcigliano Churches

San Pietro a Marcigliano

The church of Saint Peter in Marcigliano, it is an important testimony of a rather advanced phase of the Romanesque of the Lucca countryside.

Saint Peter of Borgo a Mozzano Churches

Via della Chiesa, Borgo a Mozzano, località Anchiano, 55023 Borgo a Mozzano LU

The church of S. Peter, in a dominant position above the hamlet of Valdottavo, is made mostly of white limestone with the exception of the northern side facing the hill which is of grey limestone....

Saint Piero in Campo Churches

Montecarlo, località S. Piero in Campo

The parish church of Saint Piero in Campo is at the foot of Montecarlo's castle. The building, among the first mentioned in Early Medieval Lucchese documents, has one of the oldest bell towers in...

Saint Regolo Churches

Vagli di Sotto

In the town centre, this church contains traces of its original construction, despite the numerous interventions from between the 16th and 19th century. Most notable are two important wooden...

Saint Romano Churches

Piazza S. Romano 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The church and the adjoining convent of Saint Romano, located behind the Ducal Palace and joined by an overpass, represent the oldest and most important Dominican foundation in Lucca. Built on...

Saint Salvatore Churches

Piazza San Salvatore, Lucca

Already existing at the beginning of the 11th century, the church of Saint Salvatore was completely rebuilt during the 12th century, like many others in the Lucca area, and then heavily remodeled in...

Saint Stephen Churches

Lucca, località Pozzuolo, Via Per Vicopelago, 1027, 55100 Lucca LU

The small church of Saint Stephen in Pozzuolo was probably founded in the Longobard era but its current appearance is due to a medieval intervention later modified in the old age.

Saint Stephen Protomartyr Churches

Pietrasanta, Vallecchia

First documented in the 12th century, few traces remain of the original building after numerous subsequent, at times illicit alterations. The interior includes some 14th century frescoes attributed...

Saint Thomas Churches

Via S. Tommaso, 15 55100 Lucca LU Italia

The church of Saint Thomas, mentioned in the documents since the 8th century, arose outside the first circle of walls in a district destined to the processing of skins, from which the...

Saints Giuseppe and Maria Maddalena Churches

Parrocchia dei SS. Giuseppe e Maria Maddalena Pietrasanta, località Valdicastello Via Valdicastello Carducci 55045 Pietrasanta LU Italia

The new Parish Church of Valdicastello is above all noted for its interior furnishings which include works originally held at the Parish Church of Saints Giovanni and Felicita, such as a valuable...

Saints Jacopo and Ginese Churches

Villa Basilica, località Boveglio, SP55, 55019 Villa Basilica LU

The church of Saints Jacopo and Ginese in Boveglio, formerly a baptismal parish, preserves important traces of its medieval origins both in its architectural structure and in its interior decoration.

Saints Lorenzo and Bartolomeo Churches

Villa Basilica, località Pariana

The church of Saints Lorenzo and Bartolomeo di Pariana, remembered as the village in which it was built since the 10th century, has undergone many changes over the centuries that the...

Saints Pietro and Paolo Churches

Careggine

Founded by a Lombard noble as his personal church, it became one of the major parish churches of Garfagnana in the 10th century. Of its medieval past there remains a stone slab sculpted with...

Saints Pietro and Paolo Churches

Castelnuovo Garfagnana

Founded in the 10th century, this church was reconstructed in the 15th century and repeatedly restored after the Second World War, which removed all traces of the baroque. The interior furnishings...

Saints Quirico and Giulitta Churches

San Quirico e Giulitta, Capannori

The parish church of Capannori, today dedicated to the saints Quirico and Giulitta, was originally called Saint Quirico a Quarto alla Rotta and is mentioned since the end of the 8th century....

Saints Simone and Giuda Churches

Via Guinigi, 32, 55100 Lucca LU

This old church, presently closed to worship, was rebuilt in the 13th century. Its interior has a wealth of furnishings, including a polyptych of Spinello Aretino, now divided among various museums...

Saints Sisto and Margherita Churches

Villa Collemandina

Documented as a subsidiary of the Fosciana Parish Church since the 12th century, this church underwent complete restoration following the devastating earthquake of 1920, whose epicentre was precisely...

SS. Giovanni And Felicita Churches

Via Valdicastello Carducci, 55045 Pietrasanta LU

The parish church of SS. Giovanni and Felicita stands in the village of Valdicastello and shows Romanesque ornaments both in the interior and on the façade. The building is one of the rare...

St. Anthony Abbot or of Mercy Churches

Pietrasanta

First documented in the 14th century by the name of Saint Biagio, this church was the headquarters of a society dedicated to the assistance of offenders and orphans, which at the same time also ran...