San Giorgio a Brancoli, Lucca

The Pieve di San Giorgio is a Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic rural parish church, located in the Pieve di Brancoli sector outside of the city of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy.

History

A church at the site hosted a baptistry in 1097 under the name of San Giorgio a Brancoli, although that document alludes to its dependance on the pieve of Sesto from 772 to the mid-11th century. The interior still retains an altar and a font with Romanesque sculpture. In the apse is a 13th century painted crucifix, and in the left nave is a fresco depicting an Annunciation attributed to Giuliano di Simone. A terracotta relief depicting St George is attributed to the studio of Della Robbia.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Terra di Lucca e di Versilia, tourism website by the Province of Lucca, with their text derived from Sacrum Luce website.

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