ARCHDIOCESE OF LUCCA (LUCENSIS). Lucca, the capital of the like
named province in Tuscany, Central Italy, is situated on the
River Serchio in a fertile cultivated plain. Its chief
industries are the quarrying and dressing of marble, and the
production of silk, wool, flax, and hemp. Its olive oil enjoys a
world-wide fame. Noteworthy among the church buildings is the
cathedral, which dates back to the sixth century; it was rebuilt
in the Roman style in the eleventh century, consecrated by
Alexander II (1070), and again restored in the quattrocento,
when the beautiful columns of the upper arches were added. In
the apse are three large windows painted by Ugolino da Pisa. Of
the sculptural adornments we may mention Civitali's equestrian
statue of St. Martin dividing his cloak with the beggar; the
Deposition by Nicolò Pisano, and the Adoration of the Magi by
Giovanni da Pisa - all three on the façade. Within are pictures
by Tintoretto and Parmigianino, and a Madonna by Frà
Bartolommeo. But the most celebrated work