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Chiesa della Madonna di Costantinopoli (en)
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Chiesa della Madonna di Costantinopoli (en)


The Church of Santa Maria di Costantinopoli, known locally as the Chiesa dei Diavoli, is a extra-urban octagonal structure, built in the seventeenth century by the Marquis Gattinara. The upper part of the church is defined by a double cornice which makes the extrados of the vault instantly visible. A bell tower is set on the attic of the brickwork on the southeastern part.   The interior is marked by angular pilasters with Corinthian capitals and round arches; the ceiling consists of a pavilion vault with lunettes set on the octagonal support. The remains of the original altar are on the walls. The Virgin of Constantinople, adored by angels, saints and by the same developer was depicted on the main altar.
Strada dei SS. Medici, vecchia Strada per Tricase Porto, Tricase

constraints:
Vincolo Architettonico Area del Parco naturale regionale costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase

bibliography sources:
F. Accogli, Storia di Tricase. La città, le frazioni, Galatina 1995. F. Accogli, C. Accogli, Tradizioni Popolari a Tricase, Edizioni dell’Iride, 2002. M. Peluso, V. Peluso, Guida di Tricase, Caprarica, Depressa, Lucugnano, Sant'Eufemia, Tutino e Le Marine, Galatina 2008.

historical information:
According to local legends, the church was built in 1685, as indicated from the inscription on the front door, by the Marquis of St. Martin, Jacopo Francesco Arborio Gattinara, following a deal with the devil; another legend says that the church was built by the devil in one night, hence the name "Church of the Devils." In the eighteenth century, the church still celebrated a mass; in the following century, the progressive decay of the structure prompted the bishop to interdict worship inside the church in 1878. Legend has it that the church should be walled to embank the evil contained in the structure. In 1966 the building and the surrounding area have been bought by the municipality.
Info
property:
Municipal
managing body:
Comune di Tricase
contact person:
Michele Turco
cellphone number:
+393284224666
opening hours:
On reservation
accessibility:
Accessible
constraints:
Vincolo Architettonico Area del Parco naturale regionale costa Otranto - Santa Maria di Leuca e Bosco di Tricase
conservation:
Good
period of construction:
1685
local name:
Chiesa dei Diavoli o Chiesa Nuova
origin of place-name:
The name was derived from the circumstances during the building of the church, according to legends it was built following a pact between the Marquis Gattinara and the devil, however another version recounts that it was built by the devil in one night. It was also called the "New" church for the particularities that characterized it: the octagonal shape and the offset position from the places where the townspeople carried out daily practices.
historical information:
According to local legends, the church was built in 1685, as indicated from the inscription on the front door, by the Marquis of St. Martin, Jacopo Francesco Arborio Gattinara, following a deal with the devil; another legend says that the church was built by the devil in one night, hence the name "Church of the Devils." In the eighteenth century, the church still celebrated a mass; in the following century, the progressive decay of the structure prompted the bishop to interdict worship inside the church in 1878. Legend has it that the church should be walled to embank the evil contained in the structure. In 1966 the building and the surrounding area have been bought by the municipality.
bibliography sources:
F. Accogli, Storia di Tricase. La città, le frazioni, Galatina 1995. F. Accogli, C. Accogli, Tradizioni Popolari a Tricase, Edizioni dell’Iride, 2002. M. Peluso, V. Peluso, Guida di Tricase, Caprarica, Depressa, Lucugnano, Sant'Eufemia, Tutino e Le Marine, Galatina 2008.
num gps:
105
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Distance from:
Chiesa della Madonna di Costantinopoli (en)
150 m
Masseria Nonno Tore (en)
C.da Madonna di Loreto, Tricase
211 m
475 m
Merico Flavia (en)
Via Marina Serra, Snc, Tricase
482 m
Bosco Biotopo (en)
Strada vicinale Finocchiaro, Tricase
542 m
565 m
Informazioni Turistiche Tricase (en)
P.zza Pisanelli, c/o Palazzo Gallone, Tricase, Tricase