Already inhabited in Roman times, Altopascio gained in importance due to its Spedale (hostel, first mentioned in 1084) for the pilgrims who travelled on the Via Francigena, leading from France to Rome. This formed the basis of the later Order of Saint James of Altopascio. This, founded by Matilda of Canossa between 1070 and 1080, was one of the first of the Military Orders; it existed for four hundred years, in which it had considerable social, political and military influence, and though gaining land in various European countries retained its strong ties to the town where it was founded.
The Spedale declined starting from the 16th century, until Grand Duke Peter Leopold suppressed it in 1773, to favour that in Pescia.
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Badia (abbey) of St. Peter, known from 1039. It was held by the Benedictines from 1086 and then by the Camaldolese from 1103. It reached its maximum splendour in the later 13th century, but by the Battle of Altopascio (1325) it began to decline, and was abandoned in 1408. Of the medieval original structure, only the exterior of the apse remain.
Church of Santi Jacopo, Cristoforo and Eligio (best known as San Jacopo Maggiore), annexed to the Spedale. It was a medieval hospital complex, of which the cloister, the bell tower and parts (façade and apse area) of the Romanesque church.
altopascio, comune, province, lucca, tuscany, region, italy, with, population, comunechurch, jacopo, maggiore, location, location, italyshow, italy, tuscany, show, tuscanycoordinates, 683countryitalyregiontuscanyprovincelucca, frazionibadia, pozzeveri, margino. Altopascio is a comune in the Province of Lucca in the Tuscany region of Italy with a population of 15 572 AltopascioComuneChurch of San Jacopo Maggiore Location of AltopascioAltopascioLocation of Altopascio in ItalyShow map of ItalyAltopascioAltopascio Tuscany Show map of TuscanyCoordinates 43 49 N 10 41 E 43 817 N 10 683 E 43 817 10 683CountryItalyRegionTuscanyProvinceLucca LU FrazioniBadia Pozzeveri Marginone SpianateGovernment MayorSara D AmbrosioArea 1 Total28 km2 11 sq mi Elevation19 m 62 ft Population 31 December 2017 2 Total15 572 Density560 km2 1 400 sq mi DemonymAltopascesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code55011Dialing code0583Patron saintSt JacopoSaint dayJuly 25 Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 3 Sister cities 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAlready inhabited in Roman times Altopascio gained in importance due to its Spedale hostel first mentioned in 1084 for the pilgrims who travelled on the Via Francigena leading from France to Rome This formed the basis of the later Order of Saint James of Altopascio This founded by Matilda of Canossa between 1070 and 1080 was one of the first of the Military Orders it existed for four hundred years in which it had considerable social political and military influence and though gaining land in various European countries retained its strong ties to the town where it was founded It is famous for the battle of Altopascio in 1325 in which the Ghibelline leader Castruccio Castracani defeated the Florentines Guelphs led by Ramon de Cardona Thanks to his victory he became duke of Lucca The Spedale declined starting from the 16th century until Grand Duke Peter Leopold suppressed it in 1773 to favour that in Pescia Main sights editBadia abbey of St Peter known from 1039 It was held by the Benedictines from 1086 and then by the Camaldolese from 1103 It reached its maximum splendour in the later 13th century but by the Battle of Altopascio 1325 it began to decline and was abandoned in 1408 Of the medieval original structure only the exterior of the apse remain Church of Santi Jacopo Cristoforo and Eligio best known as San Jacopo Maggiore annexed to the Spedale It was a medieval hospital complex of which the cloister the bell tower and parts facade and apse area of the Romanesque church Sister cities edit nbsp El Perello Spain nbsp Saint Gilles FranceReferences edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Popolazione Residente al 1 Gennaio 2018 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 External links edit nbsp Media related to Altopascio at Wikimedia Commons Official website Tourism in Altopascio This Province of Lucca location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Altopascio amp oldid 1091467708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
