Duomo di San Martino, Lucca

The Duomo of San Martino (or the Cathedral) was founded in the VI century. It was rebuilt around 1060 and renewed between the XII and the XIII centuries. The interior was rebuilt in the 14th and 15th centuries.

One of the hilglights of this curch is Civitali's Tempietto; built in 1482. It houses the Volto Santo (Holy Face). A large wooden crucifix said to have been carved by Nicodemus; the biblical figure who helped Joseph of Arimathea remove Christ's body from the cross. I read somewehre that this sculpture couldn't be the original one, but carved between XI-XIII centuries.

Another thing not to miss inside the church is the sarcofagus of Ilaria del Carretto. It was made between 1407 e il 1408. Ilaria was one of Paolo Guinigi's wifes. The lord of Lucca. She died very young. I think she was 26.