Santa Giulia, Romanesque parish church in Caprona, Vicopisano, Italy
Santa Giulia is a church in Caprona, a hamlet of Vicopisano, with a Latin-cross plan and a single nave ending in a semicircular apse. It is built of verrucano blocks and sandstone ashlar; the gabled facade has a blind oculus in its tympanum, a reused lintel over the portal, and hanging arches on carved corbels. The rectangular-based bell tower dates to the late 12th or early 13th century.
Santa Giulia is first documented in 1096, and the present building results from construction phases begun in the 11th century. It was originally built with two naves, later reduced to a single nave with an apse. The bell tower with a rectangular base was added in the late 12th or early 13th century. The church now belongs to the parish unit of Caprona-Uliveto-Zambra.
The pieve is often chosen for weddings, and its 1738 organ by Domenico Francesco Cacioli, restored by Glauco Ghilardi in 1983, came from the church of the Compagnia di Calcinaia. The parish belongs to the unit of Caprona-Uliveto-Zambra. The marble coat of arms of the Bracci Cambini family, patrons of the pieve, hung on the facade until June 1986, when two boys playing in the square in front knocked it down with a ball.
The church sits in a rural setting and is accessible via local roads. Visitors should expect straightforward access without specialized facilities.
The stone structure integrates into the Tuscan landscape, with its bell tower serving as a reference point for travelers in the Pisa province.
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