The statue of San Martino on the facade of the cathedral of Lucca.
If you are planning a trip to Lucca you absolutely cannot miss a visit to its cathedral.
The church is dedicated to San Martino who is “immortalized” in the statue on the facade.
The iconic scene of the Saint sharing his cloak with a beggar.
I wanted to remind you that the cathedral of Lucca has been one of the most visited by pilgrims for centuries.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

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This, if you like, is the official website of the cathedral: museocattedralelucca.it.

As a circitor, his task was to patrol at night and inspect guard posts, as well as to supervise the garrisons at night. During one of these patrols, the episode that changed his life occurred (and which is still the one most remembered and used in iconography today). In the harsh winter of 335, Martin met a half-naked beggar. Seeing him in pain, he cut his military cloak (the white chlamys of the imperial guard) in two and shared it with the beggar.
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