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