Church of Santa Maria

Sanctuary of the Ss. Annunziata and Carmelite monastery (16th century). Its foundation is due to Francesco Vaccaro "Neapolitan, master and doctor of Religion and of the sacred college of Neapolitan theologians" who, a subject of singular piety and doctrine, founded in the land of Postiglione of the Diocese of Capaccio in the principality of Citra, the third of the four Carmelite convents dedicated to the Ss. Annunziata. The small monastery was suppressed by order of Pope Innocent X because it was not able to support a suitable family of religious. The conventual church, however, remained open for worship until the parish church was reopened in December 1993 and after the destruction of the parish of San Nicola, it then assumed an important role in the spiritual life of the community. Although the Church of Santa Maria (so called) is currently located in an urban context, it was initially located in an area of "land" in accordance with the rules of the order. Despite the v