Was Lucca a city that obeyed and submitted to the Holy See? Not exactly.

The Republic of Lucca was anything but docile; it was capable of offering Rome “silent and pragmatic resistance” in defense of its centuries-old independence.

This aspect of local history is at the heart of the lecture “The Ecclesiastical Policy of the Republic of Lucca,” which Daniele Edigati, full professor of Medieval and Modern Legal History at the University of Bergamo, will deliver on Friday, October 23, at 5:00 p.m. at the State Library (Via Santa Maria Corteorlandini, 12).

The event is part of the calendar of celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of Lucca’s elevation to an archdiocese and was organized in collaboration with the Library