Sant'Agostino, Pietrasanta

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A view of the church

Sant'Agostino is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic former-church, located in the town of Pietrasanta in the province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.

History[]

The construction of this church was commissioned by the Augustinian order in the 14th century. The church has a single nave with an awkward entrance with three rounded arches delimited by pilasters upholding a linear top register with twelve acute angle walled up arches. There is a single entrance portal with a smaller round arch in the center. The bell-tower was not added until 1780.
The adjacent convent was suppressed by Napoleonic forces in the 19th century.

The church is presently deconsecrated and used for cultural events.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Terra di Lucca e di Versilia, tourism website by the Province of Lucca.

Coordinates: 43°57′27.18″N 10°13′57.89″E / 43.9575500°N 10.2327472°E / 43.9575500; 10.2327472

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