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Church of Saint Mary of the Crucifix

Chiesa di Santa Maria della Croce o Casaranello
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Via Casaranello, 73042 Casarano ItalyMap
Phone+39 347 175 1019
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  • CharlieOscarPapa
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    Worth the effort to find this church

    Extraordinary small church that until the earthquake in 1937 was apparently completely intact with frescoes from 9c. It still has some good examples and a wonderful mosaic ceiling over the altar. A ...

    Reviewed on May 20, 2017
  • Eric49mto
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    Nice little church

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    Beautiful small church, with some mosaics under the skull (unfortunately there is little, nothing to do with for example the Galla Placidia mausoleum in Ravenne), and wall fresh.

    Reviewed on May 14, 2023
  • LudwigP327
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    Old Christian mosaics

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    Whoever stays in Lecce province and is interested in cultural history should absolutely be the unseen and unknown church of Santa Maria della Croce, called in the people's mouth Casaranello, ...

    Reviewed on Nov 9, 2014
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    One single place an imperviable guide

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    A unique place of artistic interest, where we pass through several centuries, from the high-value abside mosaics of the sixth century (remembrating the ravened mosaics of Galla Placidia), to ...

    Reviewed on Jul 16, 2022
  • Benny123
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    - That's great!

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    A jewel of architecture the Paleo-Christian church of Santa Maria della Croce among the oldest places of Christian worship in the world, with the V century mosaics in the pre-biteral area and fresh d'...

    Reviewed on Sep 17, 2018
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