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Cathedral of San Cristoforo, Barga

Cathedral of San Cristoforo, Barga

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Cathedral of San Cristoforo, Barga

Name: Cathedral of San Cristoforo, Barga
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Location: Barga, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

June 30, 2023

The Cathedral of San Cristoforo in Barga is a Romanesque jewel in the center of the village that looks almost like a fortress from the outside. The building dates from before the year 1000, but was modified in the following centuries with decorative elements that changed from Roman to Gothic. The last major grab dates back to the last century, after the earthquake that devastated the Garfagnana area in 1920.

The stone facade and the additional decorations, which enrich the whole exterior of the church, are beautiful. In fact, the main portal is dominated by an arch in which leaves are carved and by a bas-relief depicting the scene of a grape harvest. On the side door is a bas-relief development by the sculptor Biduino (12th century) depicting the miracle of the "Scifo d'Oro" of San Nicola.

The interior houses an admirable marble pulpit, continued to Guido Bigarelli da Como (13th century), where scenes of the Nativity are sculpted, but also the Ciborium of Holy Oils, terracotta commissioned to Andrea Della Robbia. In the chapel of the Blessed Sacrament there is a terracotta altarpiece of the Virgin and Saint Roch, dating from the 16th century.

The cathedral is also mentioned in a poem by Giovanni Pascoli. The poet even lived for a long time in Castelvecchio, a village near Barga, from which the bells of the cathedral sounded.

Source: www-visittuscany-com.translate.goog/it/attrazioni/il-duomo-di-san-cristoforo-a-barga/?_x_tr_sl=it&_x_tr_tl=nl&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=sc

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 1, 2023

In the Duomo you will find many works of art, including a 13th century wooden statue of Saint Christopher, a 13th century marble pulpit by Giudo Bigarelli from Como, several paintings such as Saint Christopher by Tofanelli (18th century) and several works by Della Robbia Terracotta

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 1, 2023

This beautiful church was built between the eleventh and sixteenth centuries. Take a look at the wooden statue behind the altar in the church. This is a twelfth century statue of Saint Christopher, the patron saint of Barga. The best thing about the Chiesa, however, is the fantastic view you have from the square in front of the church. At the back of the lawn of the church is the Palazzo Pretoria, which nowadays houses the city museum.

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Cathedral of San Cristoforo, Barga

1. View of Barga – Colognora Aqueduct loop from Barga

2. Old Bridge of Barga – Colognora Aqueduct loop from Barga

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