The Basilica of Santa Croce is a Baroque church located in the historic center and built between the 16th and 17th centuries by the most famous architects from Lecce. The basilica has a facade richly decorated with columns, statues, cherubs and telamons, which represent temporal and spiritual power. Leaving the alleys and finding yourself in front of the main portal you will be amazed.

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JakobusPilger

September 28, 2023

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This church, which is dedicated to the Holy Cross (Latin "Santa Croce"), takes its patronage from the cross on which Jesus Christ died. The veneration of the Holy Cross goes …

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Deni West

July 17, 2021

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In the area of the current basilica, Gualtieri VI of Brienne had already founded a monastery in the 14th century, but it was only after the mid-16th century that it …

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