She-Wolf and Oak Tree, Symbols of Lecce, on the Façade of the Church of Saint Irene
Baroque churches of Lecce are filled with putti frolicking amidst birds and pomegranates, twisting Solomonic columns covered with intricate lacelike carvings, images of saints and some of their bones.
statue and reqliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu
Saint Irene
Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral on left
keys to city presented to reliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu
Saint Anthony
reliquaries
The patron of Lecce, Saint Orontius, atop the Cathedral
Bell tower adjacent to Cathedral
Altar to Saint Anthony
Baroque well in the cloisters of the Seminary Palace
Saint Lucy
Altar dedicated to Saint Anthony
Church of Saint Irene, Chiesa de Sant’Irene
Church of Saint Matthew, Chiesa di San Matteo
Saint Orontius in Diocesan Museum
Postcards from Barton Springs 