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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: Lucca, Viareggio, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lucca, 2009 Viareggio train derailment, Holy Face of Lucca, Barga, Viareggio railway station, Viareggio Prize, Camaiore, Pescaglia, Festival Puccini, Pietrasanta, Bagni di Lucca, Castiglione di Garfagnana, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Axis Group Yacht Design, F.C. Esperia Viareggio, Coreglia Antelminelli, Fabbriche di Vallico, Fosciandora, Gallicano, Vagli Sotto, Villa Basilica, Minucciano, Pieve Fosciana, Vergemoli, Molazzana, Forte dei Marmi, Sillano, Montecarlo, Italy, Altopascio, Seravezza, Borgo a Mozzano, Stazzema, Capannori, Duchy of Lucca, Massarosa, San Romano in Garfagnana, Villa Collemandina, Piazza al Serchio, Camporgiano, Giuncugnano, Porcari, Careggine, Luccan pound, Perini Navi, Carnival of Viareggio, Torre del Lago, Lago di Massaciuccoli, Luccan franc, Lucca Comics and Games, Guinigi Tower, Burlamacco. Excerpt: The Italian Catholic archdiocese of Lucca dates back as a diocese to the 1st century; it became an archdiocese in 1726. It has no suffragan dioceses, and is directly subject to the Holy See. During the Gothic Wars the city of Lucca was besieged and taken by Totila (550). Hoping for assistance from the Franks, the Lucchesi obstinately resisted the attack of Narses, surrendering only after a siege of seven months (553). It later fell into the hands of the Lombards, was thenceforward a place of great importance, and became the favourite seat of the Marquesses of Tuscany. In 981 Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor bestowed on its bishop civil jurisdiction over the entire diocesan territory; but in 1081 Emperor Henry IV made it a free city and conferred other favours upon it, especially in the way of trade. This was the origin of the Republic of Lucca. Lucca was generally on the side of the pope against the emperor, and hence joined the League of S. Ginesio (11...
