Chiesa della Madonna della Palma

Images

• Zoom in: Facade in Lecce stone with pilasters and tympanum, door topped by a large window between niches with paintings; in the square in front there are two palm trees.

• Zoom in: Facade in stone with frescoed niches on either side of the large window and open wooden door; on the right, a palm tree is visible.

• Zoom in: Detail of the facade with niches: on the left, painting of Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus, on the right, Saint Nicholas the bishop with mitre and pastoral staff.

• Zoom in: Rococo main altar in Lecce stone with statue of the Madonna and Child in the center, flanked by Saint Thomas Aquinas and Saint Vincent Ferrer.

• Zoom in: Painting within a stucco frame: fleet of sailing ships towards the Cathedral of Otranto with rose window; scene related to the Turkish invasion of 1480.

• Zoom in: Vault of the apse with sober and undecorated lunettes, opening to the sides and converging upwards; in the center, a window and chandelier.

• Zoom in: Single nave with benches on the sides in the foreground; at the back, on the right, statue of the Madonna della Palma, in front of the main altar.

• Zoom in: Ceiling with a sequence of elegant star-shaped vaults decorated with stucco and floral rosettes; on the sides, windows with yellow stained glass featuring a cross motif.

• Zoom in: External window of the church, set into the stone wall, with an arched frame and metal cross; from here, external light enters the church.

• Zoom in: Inscription in light stone on the entrance portal: "Haec domus, o Virgo, clara sub nomine Palmae, tutum presidium, noster asilus erit. A.D. 1751".

• Zoom in: Detail of the altar: Madonna with Child above a panel with the ancient effigy, among angels and statues of Saint Thomas Aquinas and Vincent Ferrer.

• Zoom in: View of the church with two palm trees in front of the entrance staircase; on the right, a building with a balcony and a tall palm tree in the background.