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Church of San Vito dei Greci

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Church of San Vito dei Greci

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Location: Martina Franca, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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2. Palazzo Morelli di Locorotondo – Piazza Maria Immacolata loop from Martina Franca

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3. Church of San Vito dei Greci loop from Martina Franca

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Andi

May 26, 2022

The Church of San Vito is considered one of the oldest in Martina Franca and was probably built at the beginning of the 14th century. To confirm the Anjou overprint on the church, a stylized French lily can be seen on the pointed arch portal of the ancient main entrance (Largo Ciaia).

The main facade is characterized by the stone humps and coincides at the top with a bell pediment with three semicircular arches. Originally, the facade must have been sloping, in fact you can clearly see on the facade the sloping course of the two slopes before they were raised around the 18th century. In fact, in the 18th century the building was completely renovated both inside and out, opening another passage on the shorter side (Via Mazzini) and giving the interior a longitudinal layout.

The interior of the church consists of a rectangular hall with sumptuous reproductions of Baroque decorations. The main altar is dominated by the lithic statue of San Vito with the dog at his feet. This statue was commissioned in 1779 by Pietro Simeone, a Martinese patron of great sensitivity (the reference is found in the inscription on the base of the statue), from a local master stonemason, probably Angelo Micheli. Along the wall are three mural altars, two of which are dedicated to the Madonna. The central one was built in 1778, also at the expense of Pietro Simeone, as clearly shown by the cartouche and the coat of arms on the crown of the altar. On the opposite side, halfway up the wall, a wooden choir loft protrudes.

The church is mentioned in the literature on the history of Martina Franca because it housed the relics of Santa Comasia, the town's patron saint in 1645. It is said that during a solemn procession bringing the relics from the Church of San Nicola del Pendino (now in ruins) to the Church of San Martino, an unexpected and violent storm suddenly hit the town, so that it was favored to keep the relics in the Church of San Vito for a few days and wait for better times. Since then, Santa Comasia has been associated with rain and invoked and carried in processions during times of drought.

Source: martinacultura.altervista.org/wordpress/?p=1570

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Location: Martina Franca, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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