Carrara marble in the Dionysos Theater of the Acropolis in Athens. Carrara marble Carrara marble is a type of white or blue-grey marble of high quality, popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It is quarried in the city of Carrara located in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana, the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany, Italy. Carrara marble has been used since the time of Ancient Rome. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the marble quarries were monitored by the Cybo and Malaspina families who ruled over Massa and Carrara. The family created the "Office of Marble" in
Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Modena. "Erected: 18 February 1822"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis"<br> "Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa" "Name Changed: 20 July 1939"<br> "Latin Name: Apuaniensis"<br> "Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa" "Name Changed: 30 September 1986"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis" "United: 23 February 1988 with the Diocese of Pontremoli"<br> "Latin Name: Massensis-Apuanus"<br> Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Pisa Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli The Italian Catholic Diocese of Massa Carrara-Pontremoli () is in Tuscany. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Pisa. The historical Diocese of Massa Carrara had its name changed in 1939 to Diocese of Apuania; and again in 1986