SS. Crocifisso Church
It was built in the nineteenth century on the ancient chapel of St. Nicholas. Rectangular in shape, entirely in carparo masonry, the floor was originally made of white Martina stone, now with unicolor hand-pressed cement bricks. The altar is in white stone handcrafted. The interior is divided into two aisles. The roof is edged with star-shaped pavilions. The history and the name of the church are intertwined with the legend: a young deserter soldier, housed at the church and engaged in surveillance of the building, returning from the nearby Martina Franca, would have a precious wooden crucifix inside the church. Unknown to an author, the building dates back to the fifteenth century and is still today located in the church, a place of pilgrimage.
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This project is co-financed by the European Union under the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA II)