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Granaiola
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Granaiola began her development with the
arrival of the Mr. Longobardis in Val of Lima, up to 983 it belonged
to the feud of the Suffredinghi. then the Bishop of Lucca Teudigrimo
gave in lease of the houses and earth rented in Granaiolo to the
Viscount Fraolmo of the he was Fraolmo, belonging to the powerful
surname of the Corvaresi that in the XI century in Val of Lima they
got in feud different "Earths", their dominion on Granaiola was
brief, in 1047 the Bishop of Lucca Giovanni II granted in lease the
"Earths" (inclusive Granaiola) belonging to the Noble of Corvaia to
some deprived men of noble titles, some years later to Granaiola it
made the appearance another noble surname of origin Longobards the "Porcaresi",
their presence is confirmed in a 1105 document, in which the
Countess of Matilde during his/her stay in Villa Faxes (Parish
Fosciana), she assured as placito to Pietro Abate of Pozzeveri, the
incomes of some "Earths" (inclusive Granaiola) belonging to
Ildebrando of the she was Pagan (Porcaresi), deceased in that period
and probably without children, sees the good friendship that you
tied Pagan and his child with the Countess Beatrice of Lorena and
her daughter Matilde.
With the beginning of the "Town Wars" Granaiola
as the other countries of the Val the Lima looked for in all the
ways of escape to the dominion lucchese, Lucca after a long series
of wars fought with the Nobles Garfagnini and Versiliesi (the
Cattanei) that more than once they were helped from the pisani and
of the Pope, Lucca succeeded through Federico II to take possession
of the Val of Serchio, and Granaiola was inserted under the
jurisdiction of the "Vicaria of Coreglia", following the political
events that followed him to the death of Castrucio Castracane,
Granaiola in 1355 it entered to belong to the County of Coreglia,
founded by Charles IV for Francis Castracane of the Antelminelis up
to his/her death, then after is returned under the Vicaria of
Coreglia, Granaiola in 1562 will be inserted in the Vicaria of
(Suburb to they Cut) and only at the end of the XIX century, it will
definitely unite her destiny with Baths of Lucca.
In 1513 to Granaiola Nicolao Dorati was born,
first composer of music lucchese, that in 1443 teacher of the Chapel
of Building was named to Lucca, some of his works were published in
Venice (Madrigals to 5 - 8 bawls, Madrigals to 8 bawls......).
Her church entitled to S.Michele Arcangelo and belonging to the
Parish of "Villa Terenzana" (Mountains of Villa), preserve still
today some traces of his native aspect, above the
door
of entry of the bell tower inside a fanlight, a
bas-rilief
a man is glimpse with always the sword and some animals, in 1887 the
bell tower was restored.
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Monti
di Villa (Lugnano
- Bugnano - Riolo)
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The place of Monti di Villa, also quoted as
"Mountain Villa" in a 1290 sale document (a certain Puccio sells
some ownerships, to Rocchigiano of the it was Paganello), it is not
identifiable only in a suburb, but you is constituted from well
three urban centers, Lugnano, Bugnano (the most ancient) and Riolo,
risen to few kilometers the one from the other, near the Parish of
S.Giovanni Battista of "Villa Terenzana" (the actual Parish of Monti
of Villa).
With the burst of the serious epidemic of plague,
that seriously struck Lucca and his/her province, Lugnano and
Bugnano in 1383 they remained depopulated, this tragic situation
forced its inhabitants to ask to the republic of Lucca, to be able
to form together with Villa Terenzana and Granaiola a Common solo,
hoping so to get a reduction of the taxes and other benefits, the
granted union in the summer of 1384, well soon a failure noticed
him, the promises not maintained by the Republic and some quarrels
bursted among the various populations, in 1385 they forced the two
suburbs of Granaiola and Villa Terenzana to abandon the union, while
Lugnano, Bugnanos kept on being united forming so the "Common of
Monti di Villa", in the 1893 Monti di Villa it will enter then to
belong to the Commune of Bagni di Lucca.
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Lugnano
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The suburb of Lugnano, been probably born in
Roman epoch by a small ownership, assigned to the farmer "Laurius"
from which taken also the name, he is named in a 891 parchment, in
which the Bishop Gherardo rented some ownerships rented to "Luniano",
with to spend some centuries thanks to his urban development and the
decadence of Bugnano, then you will assume the name of Monti di
Villa.
Lugnano, in origin it belonged to different noble
families of origin longobarda, to his command the Suffredinghi, the
Corvaresi and the Porcaresi were alternated, thanks to the
concessions served him as the various Bishops, belonging to their
surname, that you followed him to the command of the Diocese of
Lucca, then with the arrival of the lucchesi in val of Serchio and
in the neighboring valleys, the things changed, the various noble
were forced to submit himself, or to surrender their castles to the
Republic of Lucca, with the new territorial rearrangement lucchese,
Lugnano was initially submitted to the jurisdiction of the "Vicaria
of Coreglia", The suburb in medieval epoch possessed an important
castle, that will also be quoted in an imperial diploma, in which
Henry Vi will redeliver him to the lucchesis as in 1186 I reward for
the shown fidelity and under the dominion of Lucca, the small
community of Lugnano will write the most ancient "Town statute"
(December 12 th 1380) arrived to us of the belonging suburbs to the
Commune of Baths of Lucca.
The actual church entitled Maria and Donato to
Saints, built in 1593 and widened in 1776, it belonged since the
beginning to the Parish of S.Giovanni Battista (once S.Giulia) built
to Parish of Monti di Villa, Pievania that initially you had also
called of Controni, then with the foundation of the Parish of "S.Stefano
in Bargi", the actual Parish of S.Giovanni Battista of Parish of
Controni, the term Controni went to point out a more narrow zone,
that that is commonly defined still today "the Controneria."
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Bugnano
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Today
Bugnano
is a small uninhabited suburb and in downfall, its decadence began
since the middle age and culminated with the closing of its church
happened in 1832, sad end for a suburb risen in remote epoch, the
examination of its name would make to go up again its birth to a
Roman installation, founded by the farmer Apuleius from which he/she
would also take the name (Bulianum - Buliano - Bugnano), the suburb
quoted for the first time in a 901 parchment, as Lugnano belonged to
different factions longobards, that will alternate him to his
command up to his definitive submission to the Republic of Lucca.
Bugnano center also in an ancient medieval
castle, in 1105 you was quoted in the famous Placido released by
Matilde of Canossa, for the abbot of Pozzeveri, during her visit in
Pieve Fosciana and in the register of the 1192 of the incomes of
Cencio Camerarius, that will become a Pope with the name of Onorio
III, finds it to the dependences of the church of S.Pietro in Rome,
his Lords fought for a long time for escaping to the dominion of
Lucca, but then in the XIII century they were forced to surrender,
the suburb it belonged to the Vicaria of Coreglia and subsequently
in the County of Francis Castracane, then Lucca reentered in
possession of his "Earths", after some years it constituted the
Vicaria of Suburb to they Cut and Bugnano made part of it, up to
when in 1893 you will be inserted in the Commune of Bagni di Lucca.
Her church devoted to S.Donato, in 1832 she was desecrated and
united to that of Lugnano that will be called of the SS.Marias and
Donato
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Riolo
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Of Riolo we know few or nothing, probably founded in a well more
recent epoch, of the other two centers of Mountains of Villa, its
history goes together with that of Lugnano and Bugnano, this small
suburb of the commune of Baths of Lucca, that leans out on the
valley of the stream Camaione, despite its modest dimensions, during
the centuries you has succeeded in sustaining himself I live and to
develop himself around its chiesetta devoted to S.Nicola.
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