Santa Lucia, Parma

Santa Lucia is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church located on Strada Cavour in central Parma, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy.

The structure was enlarged and facade designed by the architect Mauro Oddi and in 1697, reconsecrated and named Santa Lucia.

Charles III, Duke of Parma was knifed by paid assassins in front of this church on 27 March 1854, while he was taking a stroll through the town.

The facade sculptures of Saints Ilario and Agatha and the façade medallion were completed by Giacomo Barbieri.

The main altar has a canvas depicting the Last Communion and Martyrdom of St Lucy by the Venetian painter Sebastiano Ricci.