Saint Mary of the Assumption in Diecimo

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

The church, built between the XII^th and XIII^th century, has three naves and originally possessed a semicircular apse. The isolated bell tower is also Medieval. In the XIII^th century the pieve of Santa Maria had jurisdiction on a territory that included 21 religious buildings and it depended directly from the bishop of Lucca. In the XVII^th century the church was adapted to the demands of the Counter-Reformation and the new Baroque taste: a vaulted ceiling replaced the wooden trusses and rectangular windows replaced the Medieval monofore along the nave. In this period a rectangular chapel on the south side was also built. In the XVIII^th century the church passed under the administration of the Republic of Lucca. It was restored between the XIX^th and the XX^th century, recovering its original Medieval form with the removal of the XVII^th century additions: the large windows were closed and the ancient monofore reopened. Inside the church you can see a XII^th century stone slab depicting a knight, a XIII^th century font, a XIV^th century stoup and tabernacle as well as a XVII^th century pulpit. Nothing remains today of the X^th century church: the existing building is a reconstruction datable between the XII^th and XIII^th century.