Lucca - San Giovanni

Passing between the Piazza Napoleone and the cathedral to the east, we come to the Church of San Giovanni, which was rebuilt in the 12th century. Its predecessor, dedicated to St Reparata (first Patron Saint of Florence), had been the seat of the Bishop since the eighth century. Following the complete reconstruction of San Giovanni in 1622 only the central doorway and part of the south front of the Romanesque church survive.