Lucciana Cathedral, Romanesque cathedral in Lucciana, France

Lucciana Cathedral is a basilica-plan church of pale grey and tan stone blocks laid in visible courses. Its plain triangular gable has a small cross-shaped opening near the peak and a round opening below; the side wall carries narrow round-arched windows high up and a slender cypress stands at its lower right corner.

Mariana was a Roman colony founded in 93 BC by Gaius Marius, and its diocese, one of Corsica's first, dates from the 5th century. The cathedral was built in the 11th century on the site called La Canonica and consecrated in 1119 by the archbishop of Pisa. Tradition credits Hugues Colonna with building it in honour of the Virgin after a victory over the Saracens. The see was moved to Vescovato in 1440, and the diocese was suppressed in 1570 in favour of Bastia.

The name La Canonica refers to the canons' residence attached to the former cathedral. Since 2002 the building has been the seat of the titular bishop of Mariana. Inside are a Sainte Dévote given by Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 2003 and a large bronze Christ by Lucciana-born sculptor Marie-Claude Sei Dominici.

The building stands on the plain of La Canonica, north of Lucciana, near the archaeological site of ancient Mariana. The entrance is through the arched portal on the gable facade; the long side wall with its three high windows faces the open ground. The interior is a single basilical nave, so a visit takes little time and pairs naturally with the nearby Roman ruins.

The cathedral holds a statue of Saint Devota given by Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 2003, and a large bronze Christ by Marie-Claude Sei Dominici, a painter and sculptor from Lucciana. Devota is the patron saint of both Corsica and Monaco.