San Giusto Church

Name: San Giusto Church
Address: Corte del Biancone, 5, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy, Lucca, Italia

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Address :	Corte del Biancone, 5, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy
Phone :	📞 +988
Categories :	Tourist attraction , Catholic church ,
City :	Lucca
Description :	Built in the 12th century, this intimate, historic church features ornate baroque architecture.

Corte del Biancone, 5, 55100 Lucca LU, Italy

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R	Roberto Rubiliani on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Chiesa molto antica in stile Romanico Pisano con rifacimenti barocchi del '600. L'interno non è molto grande ma nell'insieme consiglio una visita Very old church in Pisan Romanesque style with Baroque renovations from the 17th century. The interior is not very large but overall I recommend a visit
O	Ombretta Mariotti on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Per gli amanti: bancarelle di librai usati sempre presenti. I libri sono ordinati prima per genere e sottogeneri (esempio: letteratura Latino-Americana, francese ecc.) poi in ordine alfabetico, risulta così facile e non dispersiva la ricerca. Un angolo di bouquinistes parigini a Lucca! For lovers: stalls of used booksellers always present. The books are sorted first by genre and sub-genres (example: Latin American literature, French, etc.) then in alphabetical order, making the search easy and not dispersed. A corner of Parisian bouquinistes in Lucca!
s	sergio on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Bella chiesa nel cuore di Lucca in stile romanico pisano. Interessanti alcune opere pittoriche interne. Beautiful church in the heart of Lucca in Pisan Romanesque style. Some internal paintings are interesting.
D	Davide Pizzi on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ L'edificio attuale, sorto su un precedente, risale alla seconda metà del XII secolo. A tre navate con abside, presenta in facciata una decorazione che vede l'accentuarsi della bicromia nella parte superiore: fitte fasce in colore bianco iniziano poco sopra il portale principale e proseguono nel sodo della muratura della navata centrale, dove si dispongono loggette sovrapposte. Il portale centrale è uno dei più significativi della bottega di Guidetto, sia per la qualità dell'esecuzione, sia per alcuni particolari decorativi, quali i telamoni in torsione che sostengono i due leoni aggettanti ai lati della lunetta e due mascheroni di impianto classico. Nel Seicento l'interno fu ristrutturato in un linguaggio compiutamente barocco. Nella prima metà del secolo scorso, volendosi riportare la chiesa ad un presunto aspetto originario, si iniziarono a rimuovere gli stucchi barocchi; fortunatamente alcuni esponenti del mondo culturale locale sollecitarono l'intervento del Ministero dei Beni Culturali che impose il ripristino delle decorazioni. The current building, built on a previous one, dates back to the second half of the 12th century. With three naves with apse, it has a decoration on the façade that sees the accentuation of the two-color scheme in the upper part: thick bands in white color begin just above the main portal and continue in the solid part of the masonry of the central nave, where superimposed loggias are arranged. The central portal is one of the most significant in Guidetto's workshop, both for the quality of the execution and for some decorative details, such as the torsion telamons that support the two lions jutting out at the sides of the lunette and two masks with a classic layout. In the seventeenth century the interior was renovated in a completely baroque language. In the first half of the last century, wanting to restore the church to its presumed original aspect, the baroque stuccos began to be removed; Fortunately, some exponents of the local cultural world solicited the intervention of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage which imposed the restoration of the decorations.
K	Konrad Florczak on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Small and beautiful church
D	DAVID SNYDER on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful facade.
A	Asiyah Noemi Koso on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It is an extremely interesting church for me. The Church of San Giusto is located in the square of the same name in the historic center. It was named after a 12th century Italian, Giustino Salce. This is where its name "San Giusto" comes from. Architecturaly temple is divided into three naves with an apse, the façade has an ornament in which the emphasis of the construction technique is visible in two colors in the upper part, thick strips of white marble begin just above the main portal and continue in the body of the masonry central nave. The main portal is noteworthy, one of the most significant in master Guidetto's workshop, both for the quality of the workmanship and for some decorative details, such as the torsion telamons that support the two lions jutting out at the sides of the lunette and two masks with a classic layout. In the seventeenth century the interior was renovated according to the Baroque style, somewhat transforming its original appearance. Since the seventeenth century in the church of San Giusto the cult of the Mother of God has been particularly alive, today venerated with the title of "Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes", in fact, in the front of the main altar there is the effigy of the "White Lady", who arrived in Lucca from the Sanctuary of Lourdes.
Y	Yami Yume on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ It looks small from the outside, but it holds interesting works inside.