Tag: patron saint of lecce

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.

Altar dedicated to Saint Anthony

Altar to Saint Anthony

statue and reqliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu

The patron of Lecce, Saint Orontius, atop the Cathedral

Saint Irene

keys to city presented to reliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu

Bell tower adjacent to Cathedral

Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral on left

Church of Saint Irene, Chiesa de Sant’Irene

Saint Lucy

Saint Anthony

Saint Orontius in Diocesan Museum

reliquaries

Church of Saint Matthew, Chiesa di San Matteo

Baroque well in the cloisters of the Seminary Palace