Santa Lucia, Gallicano
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Santa Lucia is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Gallicano, region of Tuscany, Italy. The church is documented in the 12th century as being under the control of the
Abbey of Frassinoro The Abbey of Frassinoro was one of the many Benedictine monasteries throughout Europe associated with the noblewoman Matilda of Tuscany, who reigned over the Badia lands near Frassinoro. This abbey was located in Frassinoro, in the Apennines in the ...
. It was located near the castle and close to the ancient parish church of Santi Giovanni e Cassiano. An earthquake in 1721 compelled reconstruction. The interior has a 16th-century wooden icon of St Lucy.Contado Lucchese
entry on monuments of Gallicano.


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Churches in Gallicano 12th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy 18th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Italy {{Italy-RC-church-stub