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Chiesa di Santa Maria al Tempio (en)
Route: Cliffs
Chiesa di Santa Maria al Tempio (en)


Taking Via Tempio from the small square in front of the Tricase cathedral, a small structure can be found, which in present time is privately owned, and is easily identified as a small church for the shape of its facade.   The facade is very simple with a portal surmounted by a rose window.   Inside, the structure has a rectangular plan and ends with a pseudo-apse on which a door opens that connects to the house behind it, which probably have been the accommodation of the monks. A picture of Mary used to be above the door, which left no trace of its remains.   During the restoration, an ossuary in a tufaceous bank was discovered from under the floor.
Via Tempio, 16/bis, Tricase

bibliography sources:
O. Russo, G. Nuzzo, Tricase per mano, Tricase 2002.

historical information:
The small church, on which scientific studies have not yet been made, has been linked to the presence of the Order of the Templar knights in Tricase.   A popular anecdote narrates that there were once greedy and old priests in this street who were charging a kind of toll to the pilgrims who passed by Tempio; a similar tale with one of the many allegations that were raised against the monks of the Order of the Templars.   The order could also refer to the name of the street, although some will see it as a reminder of a Jewish synagogue.
Info
property:
Private
accessibility:
Inaccesible
conservation:
Mediocre
origin of place-name:
The name, Santa Maria al Tempio, and the street, Via Tempio, are linked to the presence of the Order of the Templar knights in Tricase.
historical information:
The small church, on which scientific studies have not yet been made, has been linked to the presence of the Order of the Templar knights in Tricase.   A popular anecdote narrates that there were once greedy and old priests in this street who were charging a kind of toll to the pilgrims who passed by Tempio; a similar tale with one of the many allegations that were raised against the monks of the Order of the Templars.   The order could also refer to the name of the street, although some will see it as a reminder of a Jewish synagogue.
bibliography sources:
O. Russo, G. Nuzzo, Tricase per mano, Tricase 2002.
num gps:
126
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