Lucca: Basilica di San Frediano - Interior 1
Lucca is a city in Tuscany northern central Italy situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plain near but not on the Ligurian Sea It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca Among other reasons it is famous for its intact Renaissance era city walls although the city has expanded beyond the wall s boundaries Lucca was founded by the Etruscans there are traces of a pre existing Ligurian settlement and became a Roman colony in 180 BC The rectangular grid of its historical center preserves the Roman street plan and the Piazza San Michele occupies the site of the ancient forum Traces of the amphitheatre can still be seen in the Piazza dell Anfiteatro Source http en wikipedia org wiki Lucca The famous classical composer Puccini was born here The Basilica of San Frediano is a Romanesque church in Lucca Italy situated on the Piazza San Frediano Fridianus Frediano was an Irish bishop of Lucca in the first half of the 6th century He had a church built on this spot dedicated to St Vincent a martyr from Zaragoza Spain When Fridianus was buried in this church the church was renamed Ss Frediano and Vincenzo Soon afterwards a community of Augustinian canons was growing around this church In the Longobard era the church and the Canon House were enlarged In 1104 this order was recognized by pope Paschal II The prior of St Frediano was later accorded a rank equal in dignity to that of a bishop The church acquired its present appearance of a typical Roman basilica during the period 1112 1147 In the 13th 14th centuries the striking façade was decorated with a huge golden 13th century mosaic representing The Ascension of Christ the Saviour with the apostles below Berlinghiero Berlinghieri designed it in a Byzantine medieval style Several chapels of the nobility were added in the 14th 16th centuries These are lavishly decorated with paintings Inside the basilica is built in richly carved white marble It consists of a nave and
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Location: Lucca, Lucca, Toscana, Italy
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