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 to Saint Anthony
The patron of Lecce, Saint Orontius, atop the Cathedral
Church of Saint Irene, Chiesa de Sant’Irene
Saint Irene
Saint Orontius in Diocesan Museum
statue and reqliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu
Saint Lucy
Saint Anthony
Church of Saint Matthew, Chiesa di San Matteo
keys to city presented to reliquary of Saint Bernardino Realino in Chiesa del Gesu
Altar dedicated to Saint Anthony
Piazza del Duomo, Cathedral on left
Bell tower adjacent to Cathedral
Baroque well in the cloisters of the Seminary Palace
reliquaries
Postcards from Barton Springs 