Saint Agostino of Pietrasanta

Via Sant' Agostino, 1, 55045 Pietrasanta LU

The church of Sant' Agostino was built by the Augustinian friars with the financial aid of Lucchese merchants around the middle of the XIV^th century, at the height of Pietrasanta's fortune when the town was indeed the economic capital of Versilia. The building has preserved entirely its XIV^th century structure with the exception of minor changes. The church has only one aisle, its roof is supported by trusses; the nave is closed by a rectangular apse and today the only entrance is through a portal with a lunette above. On the sides there was a door with a round arch and three large brick bifore that were closed, probably in the XVI^th century and replaced by four new quadrangular windows. The bell tower was built in 1780. The complex of Sant'Agostino is noteworthy for its dimensions and includes also a cloister and the homonymous convent to the east of the church, closed by Napoleon at the beginning of the XIX^th century.