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Cappella della Madonna dell'Itri e Chiesa di San Nicola
Route: Paduli
Cappella della Madonna dell'Itri e Chiesa di San Nicola (en)


The Chapel of Our Lady of Itri presents a simple neoclassical facade consisting of a portal with tympanum and central two-mullioned window. The interior has a single room with an altar in Leccese stone, behind which a small door allows access to the Byzantine church, with a rectangular plan, dedicated to St. Nicholas. The church, entirely frescoed, presents six overlapping phases on the walls from which it is possible to gather information about the style and the different periods in which the frescoes were made. At the foot of the east wall is a depiction of Our Lady of Itri. A small Baroque altar, of the 17th century, holds the statues of Mary, of an unknown saint, probably St. Irene, and of St. Marina. At its left is a niche that was intended as prosthesis, the altar of the Orthodox liturgy. On the northern wall, a triptych with St. Nicholas in pontifical robes blessing the Greek is at the center, with two different Marian representations on both sides: one with his hands raised and with the child Christ on his knees, blessing the Greek with his left hand while the right hand holds the scriptures; the other side shows him gently covering the child Christ, who is on his knees, with a veil of transparent silk. On the opposite wall, a second entrance is camouflaged among dozens of sixteenth-century saints among which a particular figure stands out, with a turban, brown hair, identified with Cesarea, the Salentine saint who had to flee from his father who wanted to abuse her and take refuge in a cave inhabited by doves. This would be the oldest image of the Salentine saint. The frescoes of this saint and of others such as Saints Cosma and Damiano, Saint Lucia, Saint Nicola e Saint Antonio Abate seem to have been made by a certain Francesco of Arezzo who worked in the Orsinian Basilica of Santa Caterina in Galatina and in the church of Santo Stefano in Soleto. In the pavement, a small crypt is visible with the remains of the medieval cemetery that once existed in every religious building. The bones were recovered and placed in crates after the restoration of the church.
Vittorio Emanuele, Nociglia

constraints:
Vincolo architettonico ex legge n. 1089/1939 (Arch 294)

bibliography sources:
Bibliografia : "Chiesa di Santa Maria de Itri. Un palinsesto pittorico sulle rotte leucane", a cura di Sergio Ortese, Lupo editore 2011.

historical information:
The Chapel of Our Lady of Itri was built in the early twentieth century (1921) and includes the Byzantine church of St. Nicholas dating from the twelfth century. The edifice is located in Via Vittorio Emanuele III, the old connecting street to Santa Maria di Leuca and an obligatory stop for pilgrims who are on their way to the shrine of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae.
Info
property:
Municipal
managing body:
Comune di Nociglia
contact person:
Comune di Nociglia
accessibility:
Accessible On Reservation
constraints:
Vincolo architettonico ex legge n. 1089/1939 (Arch 294)
conservation:
Good
period of construction:
XII century d.C e 1921
local name:
Cappella della Madonna dell'Itri e Chiesa bizantina di San Nicola
origin of place-name:
The dedication of the church to the Our Lady of Itri seems attributable to the Byzantine worship of the "Our Lady of Odegitria", the Mary who leads the way.
historical information:
The Chapel of Our Lady of Itri was built in the early twentieth century (1921) and includes the Byzantine church of St. Nicholas dating from the twelfth century. The edifice is located in Via Vittorio Emanuele III, the old connecting street to Santa Maria di Leuca and an obligatory stop for pilgrims who are on their way to the shrine of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae.
virtual tour:
Cappella della Madonna dell Itri e chiesa di San Nicola
bibliography sources:
Bibliografia : "Chiesa di Santa Maria de Itri. Un palinsesto pittorico sulle rotte leucane", a cura di Sergio Ortese, Lupo editore 2011.
telephone number:
0836936008
num gps:
1036
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Distance from:
Cappella della Madonna dell'Itri e Chiesa di San Nicola
93 m
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Palazzo Baronale (en)
Angolo Via Vittorio Emanuele - Via Roma, Nociglia
943 m