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