Name: Rock Church of Santa Sofia
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Rock Church of Santa Sofia

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parco Naturale Regionale Terra delle Gravine

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Location: Ginosa, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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1. Hiking loop from Ginosa

24.5km

06:42

380m

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2. Hiking loop from Ginosa

20.0km

05:26

290m

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3. Rivolta Rock Village – Rock Church of Santa Sofia loop from Ginosa

7.50km

02:06

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Cornelia Fuchs

February 22, 2025

The rock church of Saint Sofia comes with two beautiful Byzantine frescoes.

Saint Sofia is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sofia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity, whose veneration is attested for the sixth century.

However, there are conflicting hagiographical traditions; one tradition makes Sofia herself a martyr under the Diocletian Persecution (303/4). This conflicts with the much more widespread hagiographical tradition (BHL 2966, also extant in Greek, Armenian and Georgian versions) placing Sofia, the mother of Faith, Hope, and Charity, in the time of Hadrian (second century) and reporting her dying not as a martyr but mourning for her martyred daughters.

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Location: Ginosa, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

Rock Church of Santa Sofia

1. Hiking loop from Ginosa

2. Hiking loop from Ginosa

3. Rivolta Rock Village – Rock Church of Santa Sofia loop from Ginosa

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