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